permanent 
permanent (per'ma-nent), <i. and . |< F. />rr- 
in flit cut Sp. I '^. jirriiitini'iitt It. jH'riiittm it/i , 
/a rwiii/iii nli , < I ,. JM niiinii-iK I- 1\. ppr. of jM-rmtl- 
in IT, remain, < />/ r, through, + iiniiii-n , remain : 
see /(//. Cf. illinium-ill.] I. '/. 1. Lasting 
or intended to last indefinitely ; fixed or emlur 
in;; in character, condition, state, position, oc- 
cupation, use, or the like; remain ing or intended 
to remain unchanged or unremoved; not tempo- 
rary or subject to change; abiding: as, a /;- 
iniiiiiiit building; prriniiin nl colors; pttrmnin-iil 
employment; prrii/iini nt possession. 
Al the tonnes rounde about were permanent and stitfe 
on the part of Kyng Henry, and could not be rationed. 
Hall, Kdw. IV., an. 10. 
I have found it registred of old 
In Faery Land inongst records permanent. 
Spenser, F. (J., VII. vl. 2. 
The dlstinguish'd Yew is ever seen, 
Unchang'd his Branch, and permanent his Green. 
Prior, Solomon, I. 
2. In zm'il., always present in a species or group. 
The basal portion of the band is often obsolete [In the 
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pass through. < /in', through, + mrtin; pass: 
see ninilii.t.] To pass into or through without 
rupture or displacement of parts; spread 
through and till the openings, pores, and inter- 
stices of ; hence, to saturate ; pervade: as, wa- 
ti-r /a i iiiiiitex sand; the uir vista permeated with 
smoke. 
According l<i the Pagan theology, God was conceived to 
be diffused throughout the whole world, to permeate and 
pervade all things, to exist in all things, and intimately 
to act all things. Cudirorth, Intellectual .System, p. 503. 
The solemn mood 
of her pure mind kindled through all her frame 
A permeating flre. Shelley, Alastor. 
Religion permeated the whole being of the | Egyptian ] 
people. Faith* of the World, p. 129. 
permit 
permission, < intiniliin. pp. / / /).. -H.S permit: 
see permit.] The aot of permitting or allow- 
ing; license or liberty grand 'I ; consent; leave; 
allowance. 
The natural permimimi of concuhlnate were only con- 
fined U> the ends of mankind, and were hallowed only by 
the faith and the design of marriage. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed, 18X I., Prcf. 
He craved a fair permution to depart, 
And there defend his marches. 
7>nnyon, Oeraint. 
permissive (pcr-mis'iv), . [= F. permisttif = 
Sp. fiermigivo = Pg. permwsivo = It. permisgiro, 
permtxttito, < ML. 'permimnvus, < L. permit!: />, 
pp. permissun, permit: see permit.'] 1. That suf- 
fers, permits, or allows (something to pass or be 
permeation (per-me-a'shon), . [= It. permea- done) ; that allows or grants permission ; unhin - 
'inn f ( I i 11 hi if * tu 1 )' HH'ti /i/i{ -\ f i\f>n\n<tiY*> i ,> ^ ^ . i ..,.',.... 
zionc, < L. as if "permcatioln-), < permeare, pass 
through: see permeate.] The act of permeat- 
ing, or the state of being permeated. 
They [the three persons) are physically (if we may so 
speak) one also, and have a mutual inexlstence, and per- 
mention of one another. 
Cudu-orth, Intellectual System, p. 559. 
species descrbed], but the enlarged marginal part is per. Maura, intellectual Bystem, p. I 
manent. Say. permeative (per me-a-tiv), a. [< permeate 
Permanent alimony, cartilage, (<. See the nouns. -inc.] That permeates and spreads, or tends to 
Permanent blue, .same as artificial ultramarine (which permeate and spread, through every interstice, 
- under ultramarine). Permanent gases, a name pore or part 
those ^tSJtei^a 1 Permian (per'mi-an), . and, [<_ML. 'Per- 
formerly given to 
which it was supposed could i 
form by cold and pressure. See aatt, i.~ Permanent" In- 
junction. Ink, magnet, etc. See the nouns. Perma- 
nent matter. Same as iiKitii'i- nf composition (which see, 
under matter). Permanent possibility, the remaining 
during some considerable time ready to come into exis- 
tence under appropriate conditions : a term invented by J. 
S. Mill. The idea expressed is that of necessity, which word 
would, however, have been liable to misapprehension. See 
possibility. Permanent quantity, a quantity whose 
parts exist at the same time. Permanent teeth, teeth 
not succeeded by others ; In man, the thirty-two teeth fol- 
lowing the milk-teeth. Permanent way, white, etc. 
See the nouns. = Syn. 1. Durable, Stable, etc. (see lasting), 
enduring, steadfast, unchangeable, immutable, constant. 
II. n. In the plural, a general name for light 
cotton cloth, sometimes glazed and generally 
dyed in bright colors. 
permanently (per'ma-nent-li), adv. In a per- 
manent or lasting manner; so as to remain : as, 
to serve permanently; to settle permanently. 
permanganate (per-mang'ga-uat), n. [<pcr- + 
in ii nyanate. ] A compound of permanganic acid 
with a base. 
permanganic (per-mang-gan'ik), a. [< per- + 
>ii<i>iiinn(t:te) T -ic.] Obtained from manga- 
nese Permanganic acid, HMnO 4 , an acid obtained 
In a state of aqueous solution from manganese by decom- 
posing its barium salt with sulphuric acid. It forms a deep- 
red solution, which decomposes with evolution of hydro- 
gen on exposure to light or when heated. Potassium per- 
manganate is the most important salt. It forms crystals 
which are nearly black, but give with water a purple solu- 
tion. It is used as an oxidizing agent, and is a powerful 
antiseptic. 
permansiont, n. [= OF. permansion, parman- 
sioii = Sp. permansion, < L. pcrmansio(n-), a re- 
, < Permia, term (see def. 1).] I. a. 1. 
Relating to the city or government of Perm 
in eastern Russia. 2. Relating to the Per- 
mians. 3. An epithet applied by Murchison 
and his coadjutors in a geological reconnais- 
sance of a part of Russia, in 1841, to a group of 
strata overlying the Carboniferous, and forming 
the uppermost division of the Paleozoic series. 
The rocks of which the Permian system is composed are 
largely red sandstone, and then- equivalent in England 
had then been known as the \<'ir Red Sandstone, to dis- 
dering. 
For neither man nor angel can discern 
Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks 
Invisible, except to Ood alone, 
By his pennitnvr will, through heaven and earth. 
Milton, P. L., 111. 686. 
The whole purpose and spirit of the proclamation is per- 
mitrive and not mandatory. The Century, X X X \ 1 1 1 . 41$. 
2. Permitted; unhindered; that may or may 
not be done or left undone ; at the option of the 
individual, community, et<j. ; optional ; not ob- 
ligatory or mandatory. [Rare.] 
Thus I erabolden'd spake, and freedom used 
Permimm, and acceptance found. 
Hilton, P. L., viil 435. 
Permissive bill, a measure embodying the principles of 
local option as to licenses to sell intoxicating liquors. The 
bill was introduced periodically In the British Parliament, 
but without success ; It has therefore been dropped, and 
its principles advocated under the name {oral option 
(which see, under local). Permissive laws, such laws 
as permit certain persons to have or enjoy the use of cer- 
tain things, or to do certain acts. Permissive waste. 
See tcagte. 
iinu LIIUII utt.il iviiuwn ;t* uir **'<! Ufa .^unuxtillie, lo (IIS- , , 1 / . / t-\ J T- 
tlnguish it from the Old Red Sandstone, which lies be- permiSSlVOly (per-mis IV-ll), adv. By permis- 
neath the Carboniferous. Eventually the New Red of Eng- sion or allowance ; without prohibition or bin- 
land was found to be divisible (paleontologically) into two drance. 
groups, of which the older was classed with the Paleozoic, nfvrmistinTit Samp 
and the newer placed in the Mesozoic. In Germany there JfV 1 ?"/' '..,? a 
is a well-marked division of the Permian Into two litho- permit 1 (per-mit ), V. ; pret. and pp. permitted, 
ppr. permitting. [= F. permettre = Sp. permitir 
= Pg. permittir = It. permetterc, permit, < L. 
permittere, let go through, let fly, let loose, 
give up, concede, leave, grant, give leave, suf- 
fer, permit, < per, through, + mittere, send: 
see mission. Cf. admit, commit, etc.] I. trans. 
logically distinct groups; hence it is sometimes desig- 
nated as the Dyat, a name coined in imitation of Trias. 
The divisions of the Permian in Germany are a lower se- 
ries of sandstones, red and mottled in color (hence the 
name Paecilitw has been applied to themX called the 
IMhlieyendes, and an upper series of dolomites, marls, 
limestones, etc., called the Zechstein. The flora of the 
Permian In general closely resembles that of the Carbo- 
niferous, and several of the most characteristic plants of 
the latter pass upward into the Termian, but rise no higher. 
The cycads appear first In the Permian, and are largely in- 
creased In number and importance In the Trias. The 
Permian fauna is, on the whole, less rich than those of the 
overlying and underlying groups. The Permian is of great 
economical importance in Europe, as the repository of ex- 
tensive deposits of rock-salt, gypsum, and other saline 
combinations. 
II. n. An inhabitant of Perm; also, one of 
a Finnic people dwelling in eastern Russia, 
chiefly in the government of Perm. 
maining, < permanere, pp. permansus, remain, permillage (per-mil'aj), n. [< L. per, by, + 
last: see permanent.'] Continuance; duration! 
From imperfection to perfection, from perfection to Im- 
perfection ; from female unto male, from male to female 
againe, and so in a circle to both, without a permtuwion In 
either. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., Ill 17. 
permeability (per'me-a-bil'i-ti), n. [< F. per- 
mcabilite = Sp. permeabMdaft = Pg. permeabili- 
dade; as permeable + -ity (see -bility).] 
property or state of being permeable. 
These two ends of strength And permeability are secured 
by partial linings of lignin. 
Dawgon, Geol. Hist, of Plants, p. 69. 
Magnetic permeability, the coefficient of magnetic in- 
duction, corresponding in magnetism to the specific in- 
ductive capacity of a dielectric in electricity. See the 
quotation. 
mille, thousand, + -age.] The ratio of a cer- 
tain part to the whole when the latter is taken 
at one thousand; the number of thousandth 
parts ; the ratio or rate per thousand. 
That In all cases where Jews have a higher permiUage 
they produce more experts per million in that branch. 
Jour. AnOarop. Intl., XV. 363. 
The permiscible (per-mis'i-bl), a. [< L. as if 'per- 
miscibilis, < permiscere, mix together, < per, 
through, + miscere, mix: see mix*, miscible.] 
Capable of being mixed ; admitting of mixture. 
Slount, Glossographia. [Rare.] 
permisst (per-mis'), n. [< L.permissug, ML. also 
permissmn, leave, permission. < permittere, pp. 
permisstts, permit : seej>ermi<i.] A permission 
of choice or selection; specifically, in rhet., a 
figure by which an alternative is left to the 
option of one's adversary. 
Magnetic permeability, a synonym for conducting power 
for lines of magnetic force ; and hydrokinetic permeabil- 
ity, a name for the specific quality of a porous solid ac- 
cording to which when placed in a moving frictionless 
liquid it modifies the flow StoW Tlmmim . wher , el " we m *9 P 1 *" 1 '}' discover how Christ meant not 
"- to be taken word for word, but, like a w; 
permeable (per'me-a-bl), a. [= F. pcrmfablc 
= Sp. permeable = Pg. pcrmeavel = It. permea- 
bile, < LL. penneabilis, passable, < L. permeare, permissibility (per-mis-i-bil'i-ti), 
, , ise physician, ad- 
ministering one excess against another to reduce us to a 
Milton, Prose Works, I. 198. 
. . 
1. To suffer or allow to be, come to pass, or 
take place, by tacit consent or by not prohibit- 
ing or hindering ; allow without expressly au- 
thorizing. 
What things God doth neither command'nor forbid, the 
same he permitteth with approbation either to be done or 
left undone. Hooter. 
Shall we thus permit 
A blasting and a scandalous breath to fall 
On him so near us? Shall., M. for M., v. 1. 121. 
2. To grant leave or liberty to by express con- 
sent; allow expressly; give leave, liberty, or 
license to : as, a license that permits a person 
to sell intoxicating liquors. 
Yet his grace, tyll I and my ladye were sett, wolde In no 
vrisepermyt and sutfre me so to do. 
State Papert, I., Wolsey to Hen. VIII., an. 1527. 
The mosque which is over the sepulchre of Samuel was 
a church, and they will not permit Christians to go into it 
fococlte. Description of the East, II. L 48. 
3f. To give over; leave; give up or resign ; re- 
fer. 
Neither Is this so to be understood, as if the servants of 
God were . . . wholly forsaken of him in this world, and 
. . . permitted to the malice of evil men. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (e<i. 1835), II. 133. 
The King addicted to a Religious life, and of a mild 
.Spirit, simply permitted all things to the ambitious will of 
his Step-mother and her Son Ethelred. 
Mil/i',1, Hist. Eng., v. 
= Syn. 1 and 2. Content to, Sanction, etc. See allotcl. 
2. To license, empower. 
II. intrans. To grant leave, license, or per- 
mission; afford opportunity; be favorable; al- 
low : as, it will be done if circumstances per- 
mit. 
Inle, < LL. }><> m < (iliili v, passable, < Ii. permeare, permissibility (per-mis-i-bil'i-ti), . IX per- '*.., , 
pass through: see permeate.] That may bo missiblc + -ity (see -bility).] the quality of be- P ernut <P er ml * orper-mit ), n. [< permifl, v.] 
permeated ; capable of being passed through ing permissible. Eclectic Rev. .Leave ; permission ; especially, written permis- 
without rupture or displacement of parts: not- permissible (per-mis'i-bl), a. [= OF. permit- 8lon &% leave or granting authority to do 
ing particularly substances that permit the sibtc = Sp. permisible = It. permissibile, < ML. som ething: as, a permit to view a house; a per- 
! iassa ge of fluids. *permiasibilis,< L. permittere, pp.permissvs, per- 
permeably (per'me-a-bli), adv. In a permeable 
manner ; so as to be permeated, 
permeant (per'me-ant), n, [= Pg. It. jxrmc- 
mit: see permit.] Proper to be permitted or 
allowed; allowable. 
,. f Make all permissible excuses for my absence. Lamb. 
ante, < L. pentiean(t-)x, ppr. of permeare, pass =Syn. Lawful, legitimate, proper, 
through: see permeate.] Passing through. .Vir permissibly (per-mis'i-bli), adv. 
T. Krottne, Vulg. Err., ii. 5. sible manner; allowably. 
permeate (per mf-ftt), r. I. ; pret. and pp. /r- permission (per-mish'on), n. [= Y./iermission 
mnitnl. ppr. permeating. [< L. /in-initu*, pp. = Up. permision = Pg." permitssao = It. prrmix- 
of permcurc (> It. pcrmtarc = Pg. permear), stone, permessione, < L. permissio(n-), leave, 
a fort ; a customs or excise permit. 
No tea could be removed from one place to another, by 
land or by water, in any quantity exceeding six pounds in 
weight, without an accompanying excise ticket of permis- 
sion termed a permit. 
S. DouxU, Taxes In England, IV. 243. 
In a permis- permit 2 (per-mif), n. [Corrupted from Sp.pa- 
lometa.] A carangoid fish, Trachynottis rliodo- 
closely related to the pompano, occurring 
in the West Indies, in Florida, and on the west- 
ern coast of Mexico. [Florida.] 
