permanency
nounEtymology From Latin permanentia. Compare permanence.
1
The state or quality of permanence.
- The permanency of the new government is questionable.
2
A person or thing permanently in residence.
- Family Ghosts are permanencies, you know; but I'll tell you what I'll do.1885, Gertrude Jerdon, Keyhole Country, page 108:
- Synonyms
- perdurance, remanence