"in perpetuity" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in perpetuity, {{en-PP}} in perpetuity
  1. For an indefinitely long time. Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-in_perpetuity-en-prep_phrase-E7KhlITz Disambiguation of Time: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 100 0 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0
  2. For life.
    Sense id: en-in_perpetuity-en-prep_phrase-L4e-IvRk
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          "text": "bequeathed to the nation in perpetuity",
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        {
          "text": "The interest payments on consols were in perpetuity.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "ref": "1952 December, 'Icarus', “The Chingford Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 793:",
          "text": "Queen Victoria travelled to Chingford on May 6, 1882, to dedicate Epping Forest to the public in perpetuity.",
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