perendinate en · VERB
Etymology
From Latin perendinare (“to defer until the day after tomorrow”), from Latin perendie (“on the day after tomorrow”), from dies (“day”).
Meanings
- (formal, intransitive, rare) To procrastinate for a long time, especially two days.
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(formal, intransitive, rare) To remain at college for an unusually long time.
In Peterhouse the Master and Fellows might not allow a stranger to perendinate for more than a fortnight unless they were certified of his moral character and of his ability and willingness to do the College some notable service […]
1906, Thomas Alfred Walker, Peterhouse, page 53:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perendinated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| perendinated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| perendinates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| perendinating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |