a taking or receiving, as of the rents or profits of an estate.
Origin of
pernancy
1635–45; alteration of Anglo-French
pernance, metathetic variant of Old French
prenance literally, a taking, equivalent to
pren-, pretonic stem of
prendre to take (< Latin
pre(he)ndere; see
apprehend) +
-ance-ance; see
-ancy
