noun
Origin: ME perpoynt < MFr parpain < VL *perpannium
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Origin: L perpendere: see perpendicular
See perpend in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb per·pend·ed, per·pend·ing, per·pends verb, transitive
Origin:
Origin: Latin perpendere
Origin: : per-, per-
Origin: + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots
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