Per"pe*tra`tor (?), n. [L.] One who perpetrates; esp., one who commits
an offense or crime.
Per*pet"u*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being perpetuated or continued.
Varieties are perpetuable, like species.
Gray.
Per*pet"u*al (?), a. [OE. perpetuel, F. perpÈtuel, fr. L. perpetualis,
fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, -etis,
lasting throughout.] Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an
unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous.
Unto the kingdom of perpetual night.
Shak.
Perpetual feast of nectared sweets.
Milton.
Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle. --
Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that it may be adjusted for
any month or year. -- Perpetual curacy (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which
all the tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed.
Blackstone. -- Perpetual motion. See under Motion. -- Perpetual screw.
See Endless screw, under Screw.
Syn. -- Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant;
constant; eternal. See Constant.
Per*pet"u*al*ly, adv. In a perpetual manner; constantly; continually.
The Bible and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue, being
perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of standard for
language.
Swift.
Per*pet"u*al*ty (?), n. The state or condition of being perpetual.
[Obs.] Testament of Love.