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per-mănĕo , mansi, mansum, 2, v. n.,
I.to stay to the end; to hold out, last, continue, endure, remain; to persist, persevere (class.; syn.: persto, persevero).
(α). Absol.: “ut quam maxime permaneant diuturna corpora,” Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108; id. Fin. 2, 27, 87: “ira tam permansit diu,” Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 25; Sall. J. 5, 5: “Athenis jam ille mos a Cecrope permansit,” Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63.—With ad: “verris octo mensium incipit salire: permanet, ut id recte facere possit, ad trimum,” Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 8: “perdiuturna, permanens ad longinquum et immensum paene tempus,” Cic. N. D. 2, 33, 85; so, “ad posteros nostros, Decret. Tergest. 2, 26: solus ad extremos permanet ille rogos,” Ov. A. A. 2, 120: “ad numerum,” Cic. N. D. 1, 37, 105.— With in and acc.: “ultima quae mecum seros permansit in annos,” Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 73.— With adv. quo: “quo neque permaneant animae neque corpora nostra,” Lucr. 1, 122; v. Lachm. ad h. l.—
(β). With in and abl.: “Seleucus in maritimā orā permanens,” Liv. 37, 21: “in voluntate,” Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 10: “in pristinā sententiā,” id. Att. 1, 20, 3: “in proposito susceptoque consilio,” id. Off. 1, 31, 112: “in officio,” Caes. B. G. 5, 4.—*
(γ). With gen.: “virtus sola permanet tenoris sui,” Sen. Ep. 76, 19.—
II. To abide in a way, rule, or mode of life, to live by, to devote one's life to (eccl. Lat.): “in proposito cordis,” Vulg. Act. 11, 23: “in gratiā Dei,” id. ib. 13, 43: “in fide,” id. ib. 14, 21: “in peccato,” id. Rom. 6, 1: “in carne,” id. Phil. 1, 24: “in eādem regulā,” id. ib. 3, 16.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, De Officiis, 1.31
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 76.19
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