Pronounced: boh-DAY-shuhs, adj
Notes: I have read this word, but I didn’t know all of the definitions
Yesterday’s word
The word pernancy means “a taking or receiving of rent, profit, etc”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
Our word is another one that came about by switching some sounds around – it came from the Anglo-French word pernance (taking), which came from prendre, which came from the Latin word prehendre (to seize). It’s a nice fancy word for “collect rent”, but I don’t recall running across this word.
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