PERCEIVERANT NOUN a person who perceives something; an observer ...1517 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from perceiver (vb. to perceive; to make out, to discover) + -ant, after perceiverance (n. perception, awareness) and probably also after perseverant (n. † a person who remains or continues in a specified state or condition; later: * a person who perseveres) FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1517 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...Doctrine, perseueraunce, and exercise And also therto, is equipolent Euermore, the perfite practise For first doctrine, in all goodly wise The perseuerant trouthe, in his booth of wil In vnderstandyng, for to knowe good from yll..." From: The Historie of Graunde Amoure and La Bell Pucel, called the Pastime of Plesure Conteining the Knowledge of the Seue(n) Sciences, (and) the Course of Mans Life in this Worlde - Stephen Hawes
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