Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Pernancy
Per′nan·cy (pẽr′nan·sy̆), n. [OF. prenance, fr. prendre, prenre, penre, to take, L. prendere, prehendere.] (Law) A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind, the receiving of profits. Blackstone.