perpetuity

Etymology
From, , , from , ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1)  The quality or state of being perpetual; endless duration; uninterrupted existence.
 * 2)  Something that is perpetual.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4)  An annuity in which the periodic payments begin on a fixed date and continue indefinitely.
 * 1)  An annuity in which the periodic payments begin on a fixed date and continue indefinitely.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:endlessness or Thesaurus:eternity

Derived terms

 * in perpetuity

Translations

 * Arabic: خُلْد
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: perpetuïtat
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * French:
 * Georgian: მარადისობა
 * Ido:
 * Irish: síoraíocht, buaine
 * Italian:, perpetuità
 * Japanese: ,
 * Latin: sempiternitās, perpetuitās
 * Malay:
 * Persian:
 * Phoenician: 𐤃𐤓
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: пожизнена рента
 * Czech: perpetuita
 * Irish: buanbhlianacht