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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

in perpetuity en · ADP

Meanings

  1. For an indefinitely long time.
    • bequeathed to the nation in perpetuity
    • The interest payments on consols were in perpetuity.
    • Queen Victoria travelled to Chingford on May 6, 1882, to dedicate Epping Forest to the public in perpetuity. 1952 December, 'Icarus', “The Chingford Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 793:
  2. For life.
    • the annuity was in perpetuity
    • desire happiness in perpetuity

Synonyms

in perpetuum