In Perpetuity
Frank from Suttons Bay came
across the phrase in perpetuity, and
he figured out from context that it means forever. In legal use, it means “not
subject to termination.” The phrase is often used in documents granting an
easement to a utility company.
It tracks back to the Latin
adjective perpetuus, lasting or
permanent. There are a few words that use the same root, and these examples have been
compiled from the Oxford English
Dictionary.
· perpetual: Continuing or continued in time without
interruption or remission; repeated frequently or without cessation; occurring
in endless succession; persistent; continual; constant.
· perpetuality: The quality, state, or condition of being
perpetual.
· perpetually: Without remission or intermission,
unfailingly, incessantly; with constant recurrence, continually.
· perpetualness: Perpetuality.
· perpetuation: The action of perpetuating something;
permanent continuation; preservation from extinction or oblivion; (in recent
use) spec. continuation
or preservation of an idea, myth, etc., by reiteration.
· perpetuative: Having a tendency or inclination to
perpetuate something; that effects perpetuation.
· perpetuator: A person who or thing which perpetuates
something.
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