Deperdition

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of loss or destruction. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "For the activity of the agent, being not able to overmaſter the reſiſtance of the patient, there will enſue no deperdition."

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lossloss or destruction

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"For the activity of the agent, being not able to overmaſter the reſiſtance of the patient, there will enſue no deperdition."

Etymology

From Middle French deperdition (French déperdition).

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