Webster's Dictionary 1913

2917

Permistion

Per‐mis″tion (?), n. [L. permistio, permixtio, fr. permiscere, permistum, and permixtum. See Permiscible.] The act of mixing; the state of being mingled; mixture. [Written also ...

2918

Permit

Per‐mit″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Permitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Permitting.] [L. permittere, permissum, to let through, to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See Per-, and...

2919

Permit (2)

Per‐mit″, v. i. To grant permission; to allow.

2920

Permit (3)

Per″mit (?), n. Warrant; license; leave; permission; specifically, a written license or permission given to a person or persons having authority; as, a permit to land goods subj...

2921

Permit (4)

Per‐mit″ (?), n. [Cf. Sp. palamida a kind of scombroid fish.] (a) A large pompano (Trachinotus goodei) of the West Indies, Florida, etc. It becomes about three feet long. (b) Th...

2922

Permittance

Per‐mit″tance (?), n. The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave. Milton.

2923

Permittee

Per′mit‐tee″ (?), n. One to whom a permission or permit is given.

2924

Permitter

Per‐mit″ter (?), n. One who permits.A permitter, or not a hinderer, of sin. J. Edwards.

2925

Permix

Per‐mix″ (?), v. t. To mix; to mingle.

2926

Permixtion

Per‐mix″tion (?), n. See Permission.

2927

Permulator

Per″mu‐la′tor (?), n.(Elec.) A special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator and rotating brushes, in which the exciting field is induced by the alternating curren...

2928

Permutable

Per‐mut″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. permutable.] Capable of being permuted; exchangeable. — Per‐mut″a‐ble‐ness, n. — Per‐mut″a‐bly, adv.

2929

Permutation

Per′mu‐ta″tion (pẽr′mū̍″tā″snŭn), n. [L. permutatio: cf. F. permutation. See Permute.] 1. The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another; mutual transference; interchan...

2930

Permute

Per‐mute″ (?), v. t. [L. permutare, permutatum; per + mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.] 1. To interchange; to transfer reciprocally.2. To exchange; to barter; to traffic.Bough...

2931

Permuter

Per‐mut″er (?), n. One who permutes.

2932

Pern

Pern (?), v. t. [See Pernancy.] To take profit of; to make profitable. Sylvester.

2933

Pern (2)

Pern, n.(Zoöl.) The honey buzzard.

2934

Pernancy

Per″nan‐cy (?), n. [OF. prenance, fr. prendre, prenre, penre, to take, L. prendere, prehendere.] (Law) A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind, the re...

2935

Pernel

Per″nel (?), n. See Pimpernel.

2936

Pernicion

Per‐ni″cion (?), n. [See 2d Pernicious.] Destruction; perdition. hudibras.

2937

Pernicious

Per‐ni″cious (?), a. [L. pernix, -icis.] Quick; swift (to burn). Milton.

2938

Pernicious (2)

Per‐ni″cious, a. [L. perniciosus, from pernicies destruction, from pernecare to kill or slay outright; per + necare to kill, slay: cf. F. pernicieux. Cf. Nuisance, Necromancy.] ...

2939

Pernicity

Per‐nic″i‐ty (?), n. [L. pernicitas. See 1st Pernicious.] Swiftness; celerity. Ray.

2940

Pernickety Pernicketty

{ Per‐nick″et‐y Per‐nick″et‐ty } (?), a. Finical or fussy; full of petty details.

2941

Pernio

‖Per″ni‐o (?), n.(Med.) A chilblain.

2942

Pernoctalian

Per′noc‐ta″li‐an (?), n. One who watches or keeps awake all night.

2943

Pernoctation

Per′noc‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. pernoctatio, fr. pernoctare to stay all night; per + nox, noctis, night.] The act or state of passing the whole night; a remaining all night. “Pernoc...