perdurant
/pəˈdjʊərənt/ /pəˈdjɔːrənt/ /pəˈdʒʊərənt/Chiefly Scottish. Now rare
adjective
Lasting, permanent; continuous.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Shadwell (c1640–1692), playwright and poet. Either from Middle French perdurant, use as adjective of the past participle of perdurer, or from classical Latin perdūrant-, perdūrāns, present participle of perdūrāre; compare -ant.
- secure server
- secure tenancy
- secure tenant
- secure tenure
- Securicor
- securiform
- Securitate
- securities analyst
- securitise
- securitization
- securitize
- security
- security analyst
- security blanket
- security bolt
- security bond
- security check
- patchworker
- patchworking
- patchwork quilt
- patchworky
- patchy
- patd.
- pat-down
- pate