Associations to the word «Perpetuity»

Wiktionary

PERPETUITY, noun. (uncountable) The quality or state of being perpetual; endless duration; uninterrupted existence.
PERPETUITY, noun. (countable) Something that is perpetual.
PERPETUITY, noun. (countable) (legal) A limitation intended to be unalterable and of indefinite duration; a disposition of property which attempts to make it inalienable beyond certain limits fixed or conceived as being fixed by the general law.
PERPETUITY, noun. (countable) (finance) An annuity in which the periodic payments begin on a fixed date and continue indefinitely.

Dictionary definition

PERPETUITY, noun. The property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless).

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche