Per`se*ver"ance (?), n. [F. persÈvÈrance, L. perseverantia.] 1. The act
of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit
or 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.