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Power of perceiving. [Obs.] "The senses and common perceivance." Milton.

By chance; perhaps; peradventure.

Long continuance. [Archaic]

action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty. Promises are not binding where the performance is impossible. Paley.

the reciprocal of reluctance.

The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave. Milton.

Perpetuity. [Obs.]

prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun. "The king-becoming graces . . . perseverance, mercy, lowliness." Shak. Whose constant perseverance overcame Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. Milton.

Disturbance; perturbation. [R.] "Perturbance of the mind." Sharp.

ous ill humor. "The petulancy of our words." B. Jonson. Like pride in some, and like petulance in others. Clarendon. The lowering eye, the petulance, the frown. Cowper.

An allowance of food bestowed in charity; a mess of victuals; hence, a small charity gift; a dole. "A good pitaunce." Chaucer. One half only of this pittance was ever given him in money. Macaulay.

See Pleasance.

Pleasure; merriment; gayety; delight; kindness. [Archaic] Shak. "Full great pleasance." Chaucer. "A realm of pleasance." Tennyson.

Plebeianism. [Obs.]

Pleasance. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Weight; gravity. [R.] Gregory.

See Port, carriage, demeanor. [Obs.] Spenser. Shak.

The stud in which the bearing for the lower pivot of the verge is made.

See Purveyance.

To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle. Now rule thy prancing steed. Gay.