in perpetuity

idiom

formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.

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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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