PERPETUITY: 1: eternity 2: the quality of state of continuing forever
For centuries, the elusive concept of continual existence has made "perpertuity" a favorite term of philosophers and poets. The word itself derives ultimately from the Latin adjective perpetuus ('continual" or "uninterrupted"), which is also the source of our "perpetual" and "perpetuate." It frequently occurs in the phrase "in perpetuity," which essentially means "forever" or "for an indefinitely long period of time." "Perpetuity" also has some specific uses in law. It can refer to an arrangement in a will rendering land forever inalienable (or at least for a period longer than is set by rules against such arrangements) or to an annuity that is payable forever.
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