[‘ /trans./ To defer until the day after tomorrow; to postpone for a day. /Obs./ /rare/—0.']
Pronunciation: Brit. /pəˈrɛndᵻneɪt/, U.S. /pəˈrɛndəˌneɪt/
Etymology: < post-classical Latin /perendinat-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix3) of /perendinare to defer until the day after tomorrow, to postpone for a day (6th cent.), to stay, sojourn (frequently from 9th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin /perendinus/ (adjective) after tomorrow, usually in diēs perendinus the day after tomorrow (also perendinus (noun) the day after tomorrow), either < /perendiē/ on the day after tomorrow ( < a first element of unknown origin + classical Latin /diē/ on the day, ablative of diēs day: see diurnal adj. and n.) + -inus (in crāstinus of tomorrow: see crastin n.), or < /peren-/ (in perendiē) + din- day (see nundine n.). With sense 1 compare perendination n.; with sense 2 compare perendinant n.
/rare/.
†*1.* /trans./ To defer until the day after tomorrow; to postpone for a day. /Obs./ /rare/—0.
1656 T. Blount /Glossographia/, /Perendinate/.., to put off for a day, or till the next day after to morrow.
*2.* /intr./ To stay at a university college, esp. for an extended period of time. Now hist. Cf. perendinant n.
1886 R. Willis & J. W. Clark /Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr./ I. Introd. 89 The Master and Scholars are not to permit any one to perendinate within their walls for a longer period than a fortnight.
1941 H. L. R. Edwards /Skelton/ 260 He..is almost certainly the ‘Mag. Skelton’ mentioned by Walker..as perendinating at the college in 1503–4.
Derivatives
†perendinating adj. /Obs./ visiting, that resides as a visitor.
1886 R. Willis & J. W. Clark /Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr./ I. Introd. 89 The founder of Queen’s College..prohibits his scholars to grant to any perendinating stranger a chamber for life.