perendinate

verb

1. To procrastinate for a long time, especially two days.

   intransitive, rare

2. To remain at college for an unusually long time.

   intransitive, rare

   In Peterhouse the Master and Fellows might not allow a stranger to perendinate for more than a fortnight unless they were certified of his moral character and of his ability and willingness to do the College some notable service […]

Where it comes from

From Latin perendinare (“to defer until the day after tomorrow”), from Latin perendie (“on the day after tomorrow”), from dies (“day”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry perendinate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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