Defn: Barter; exchange. Permutation lock, a lock in which the parts can be transposed or shifted, so as to require different arrangements of the tumblers on different occasions of unlocking.
PERMUTE Per*mute", v. t. Etym: [L. permutare, permutatum; per + mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.]
1. To interchange; to transfer reciprocally.
2. To exchange; to barter; to traffic. [Obs.] Bought, trucked, permuted, or given. Hakluyt.
PERMUTER
Per*mut"er, n.
Defn: One who permutes.
PERN
Pern, v. t. Etym: [See Pernancy.]
Defn: To take profit of; to make profitable. [Obs.] Sylvester.
PERN
Pern, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The honey buzzard.