The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PERNANCIES
Noun
pernancies
plural of pernancy
Anagrams
• Spencerian, precanines
Source: Wiktionary
PERNANCY
Per"nan*cy, n. Etym: [OF. prenance, fr. prendre, prenre, penre, to take, L. prendere, prehendere.] (Law)
Definition: A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind, the receiving of profits. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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