perpetuity

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 17, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>perpetuity</strong> &#149; \per-puh-TOO-uh-tee\&nbsp; &#149; <em>noun</em><br /> <p><em>Perpetuity</em> is a state of continuing forever or for a very long time.</p> <p>// The property will be passed on from generation to generation in <em>perpetuity</em>.  </p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetuity">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"Nearly 120 acres in Bradford County … will be free from development in <em>perpetuity</em>, thanks to a conservation <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easement">easement</a> acquisition by the North Florida Land Trust." — <em>The Florida Times-Union</em>, 18 Sept. 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>Continual existence—that elusive philosophical concept is reflected in <em>perpetuity</em>, which traces to Latin <em>perpetuus</em>, an adjective meaning "continual" or "uninterrupted." The word has specific legal use. It can refer, for example, to an arrangement in a will rendering land forever incapable of being surrendered or transferred (or at least, for a period longer than is set by rules against such arrangements) or to an <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annuity">annuity</a> that is payable forever.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>