"perpension" meaning in English

See perpension in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: perpensions [plural]
Etymology: See perpend. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} perpension (countable and uncountable, plural perpensions)
  1. (obsolete) Careful consideration; pondering. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-perpension-en-noun--Aa8W9XV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "unto reasonable perpensions it hath no place in some sciences",
          "type": "quote"
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      ],
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        "Careful consideration; pondering."
      ],
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          "consideration",
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        "(obsolete) Careful consideration; pondering."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "perpension"
}
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  "etymology_text": "See perpend.",
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    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
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      ],
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        "Careful consideration; pondering."
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        "(obsolete) Careful consideration; pondering."
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