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peremptory

The origin and history of peremptory.

Etymology

Came from Anglo-Norman peremptorie, parentorie and other forms (Modern French péremptoire), and their source, Latin peremptorius (“deadly; precluding debate, decisive”), from perimō (“destroy, thwart”), formed from per- (“thorough”) and emō (“to obtain, buy”).

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