perpession

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin perpessio, from perpeti, perpessus (“to bear steadfastly”), from per- +‎ pati (“to bear”).

Noun

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perpession (plural perpessions)

  1. (obsolete) suffering; endurance
    • 1659, John Pearson, Exposition of the Creed:
      The eternity of destruction in the language of scripture signifies a perpetual perpession and duration in misery.
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