PERPETUALS

PERPETUAL

Per*pet"u*al, a. Etym: [OE. perpetuel, F. perpétuel, fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout.]

Definition: Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous. Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. Shak. Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle.

– Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that it may be adjusted for any month or year.

– Perpetual curacy (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed. Blackstone.

– Perpetual motion. See under Motion.

– Perpetual screw. See Endless screw, under Screw.

Syn.

– Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant; constant; eternal. See Constant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition