permanency

English

Etymology

From Latin permanentia.[1] Compare permanence.

Noun

permanency (countable and uncountable, plural permanencies)

  1. The state or quality of permanence.
    The permanency of the new government is questionable.
  2. (countable) A person or thing permanently in residence.
    • 1885, Gertrude Jerdon, Keyhole Country, page 108:
      Family Ghosts are permanencies, you know; but I'll tell you what I'll do.

Synonyms

References
  1. “permanency, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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