Pernancy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pernancy \Per"nan*cy\ (p[~e]r"nan*s[y^]), n. [OF. prenance, fr.
     prendre, prenre, penre, to take, L. prendere, prehendere.]
     (Law)
     A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in
     kind, the receiving of profits. --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]



From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  PERNANCY. This word, which is derived from the French prendre, to take, 
  signifies a taking or receiving.