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Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words. Per annum, by the year; in each successive year; annually. -- Per cent, Per centum, by…

By the day; substantively (chiefly U. S.), an allowance or amount of so much by the day.

A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or as an intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial, that lasts throughout the year; perforce, through or by force; perfoliate, perforate; perspicuous, evident throughout or very evident; perplex, literally, to entangle very much.

To go through with; to perform. [Obs.] Sylvester.

Very sharp; very violent; as, a peracute fever. [R.] Harvey.

By chance; perhaps; it may be; if; supposing. "If peradventure he speak against me." Shak. Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city. Gen. xviii. 24.

One of the thoracic legs of a crustacean. See Illust. of Crustacea.

To travel over or through. [Obs.]

The act or state of passing through any space; as, the peragration of the moon in her monthly revolution. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

To walk about; to ramble; to stroll; as, he perambulated in the park.

The act of perambulating; traversing. Bacon.

One who perambulates.

Any marsupial of the genus Perameles, which includes numerous species found in Australia. They somewhat resemble rabbits in size and form. See Illust. under Bandicoot.

See Perpender.

See Parbreak.

A salt of perbromic acid.

Pertaining to, or designating, the highest oxygen acid, HBrO4, of bromine.

A bromide having a higher proportion of bromine than any other bromide of the same substance or series.

A genus of fishes, including the fresh-water perch.

A fine cotton fabric, having a linen finish, and often printed on one side, -- used for women's and children's wear.