Perdured

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Persisted or continued to exist over an extended period
2. Remained in effect without interruption for a considerable duration
3. Lasted steadily through time without cessation

Etymology: "Perdured" is the past tense of "perdure," a verb that entered English in the 1400s from Old French "perdurer," itself from Latin "perdurare," meaning "to last through a long time." The Latin is built from "per," "through" or "throughout," and "durare," "to last," which also gave English "during" and "endure." So "perdure" is essentially "endure" with an intensifying prefix, and the two words are close relatives. Medieval writers used the verb mainly in a religious or philosophical sense, for things that outlast time itself, such as the soul or divine truth. Its use in English has stayed rare and somewhat formal, which is why many readers meet it only in scholarly or literary prose, where it sounds more precise than "lasted" or "continued."

Synonyms: endured, persisted