permanency

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin permanentia.[1] Compare permanence.

Noun

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permanency (countable and uncountable, plural permanencies)

  1. The state or quality of permanence.
    The permanency of the new government is questionable.
  2. (countable) A person or thing permanently in residence.
    • 1885, Gertrude Jerdon, Keyhole Country, page 108:
      Family Ghosts are permanencies, you know; but I'll tell you what I'll do.

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ “permanency, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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