Webster's Dictionary 1913

2593

Pere

Pere (?), n. A peer. Chaucer.

2594

Père

‖Père (pâr), n. [F., fr. L. pater. See Father.] Father; — often used after French proper names to distinguish a father from his son; as, Dumas père.

2595

Peregal

Per‐e″gal (?), a. [OF. par very (L. per) + egal equal, L. aequalis.] Fully equal. Chaucer. “Peregal to the best.” Spenser.

2596

Peregrinate

Per″e‐gri‐nate (?), v. i. [L. peregrinatus, p. p. of peregrinari to travel. See Pilgrim.] To travel from place to place, or from one country to another; hence, to sojourn in for...

2597

Peregrinate (2)

Per″e‐gri‐nate (?), a. [L. peregrinatus, p. p.] Having traveled; foreign. Shak.

2598

Peregrination

Per′e‐gri‐na″tion (?), n. [L. peregrinatio: cf. F. pérégrination.] A traveling from one country to another; a wandering; sojourn in foreign countries. “His peregrination abroad....

2599

Peregrinator

Per″e‐gri‐na′tor (pĕr″ē̍‐grĭ‐nā′tẽr), n. One who peregrinates; one who travels about.

2600

Peregrine

Per″e‐grine (–grĭn; 277), a. [L. peregrinus. See Pilgrim.] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [Spelt also pelegrine.] “Peregrine and preternatural heat.” Ba...

2601

Peregrine (2)

Per″e‐grine (pĕr″ē̍‐grĭn; 277), n. The peregrine falcon.

2602

Peregrinity

Per′e‐grin″i‐ty (pĕr′ē̍‐grĭn″ĭty̆), n. [L. peregrinitas: cf. F. pérégrinité.] 1. Foreignness; strangeness. “Somewhat of a peregrinity in their dialect.” Johnson.2. Travel; wande...

2603

Perel

Per″el (?), n. Apparel. Chaucer.

2604

Perempt

Per‐empt″ (?), v. t. [L. peremptus, p. p. of perimere to take away entirely, to destroy; per (see Per-) + OL. emere to take. See Redeem.] (Law) To destroy; to defeat. Ayliffe.

2605

Peremption

Per‐emp″tion (?), n. [L. peremptio: cf. F. péremption.] (Law) A quashing; a defeating.

2606

Peremptorily

Per″emp‐to‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In a peremptory manner; absolutely; positively. Bacon.

2607

Peremptoriness

Per″emp‐to‐ri‐ness, n. The quality of being peremptory; positiveness.

2608

Peremptory

Per″emp‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. peremptorius destructive, deadly, decisive, final: cf. F. péremptorie. See Perempt.] 1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question o...

2609

Perennial

Per‐en″ni‐al (pĕr‐ĕn″nĭ‐al), a. [L. perennis that lasts the whole year through; per through + annus year. See Per-, and Annual.] 1. Lasting or continuing through the year; as, p...

2610

Perennial (2)

Per‐en″ni‐al, n.(Bot.) A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not.

2611

Perennially

Per‐en″ni‐al‐ly, adv. In a perennial manner.

2612

Perennibranchiata

‖Per‐en′ni‐bran′chi‐a″ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Perennial, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.) Those Batrachia which retain their gills through life, as the menobranchus.

2613

Perennibranchiate

Per‐en′ni‐bran″chi‐ate (?), a. [See Perennial, and Branchiate.] 1. (Anat.) Having branchæ, or gills, through life; — said especially of certain Amphibia, like the menobranchus. ...

2614

Perennity

Per‐en″ni‐ty (?), n. [L. perennitas.] The quality of being perennial. Derham.

2615

Pererration

Per′er‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. pererrare, pererratum, to wander through.] A wandering, or rambling, through various places. Howell.

2616

Perfect

Per″fect (pẽr″fĕkt), a. [OE. parfit, OF. parfit, parfet, parfait, F. parfait, L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere to carry to the end, to perform, finish, perfect; per (see Per-) +...

2617

Perfect (2)

Per″fect (pẽr″fĕkt), n. The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.

2618

Perfect (3)

Per″fect (pẽr″fĕkt or pẽr‐fĕkt″; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Perfected; p. pr. & vb. n.Perfecting.] [L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere. See Perfect, a.] To make perfect; to finish o...

2619

Perfecter

Per″fect‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, makes perfect. “The... perfecter of our faith.” Barrow.