Perpend Definition

pər-pĕnd
perpends
verb
To ponder or consider.
Webster's New World
To be attentive; reflect.
American Heritage
noun
A large stone extending through a wall from one side to the other, used as a binder.
Webster's New World

A vertical joint between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course.

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Other Word Forms of Perpend

Noun

Singular:
perpend
Plural:
perpends

Origin of Perpend

  • Latin perpendere per- per- pendere to weigh (s)pen- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin perpendere, from per- + pendere (“to weigh").

    From Wiktionary

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PPEPER

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