1. The act of perpetrating; a doing; — commonly used of doing something wrong, as a crime.
2. The thing perpetrated; an evil action.
PERPETRATOR
Per"pe*tra`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who perpetrates; esp., one who commits an offense or crime.
PERPETUABLE
Per*pet"u*a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being perpetuated or continued.
Varieties are perpetuable, like species. Gray.
PERPETUAL Per*pet"u*al, a. Etym: [OE. perpetuel, F. perpétuel, fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout.]
Defn: Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time;
unfailing; everlasting; continuous.
Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. Shak.
Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. Milton.
Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle.
— Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that it may be adjusted
for any month or year.
— Perpetual curacy (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the tithes
are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed. Blackstone.
— Perpetual motion. See under Motion.
— Perpetual screw. See Endless screw, under Screw.
Syn. — Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant; constant; eternal. See Constant.
PERPETUAL CALENDAR
Per*pet"u*al cal"en*dar.