/perr"neuhn see/ , n. Law.
a taking or receiving, as of the rents or profits of an estate.
[ 1635-45; alter. of AF pernance, metathetic var. of OF prenance lit., a taking, equiv. to pren-, pretonic s. of prendre to take ( pre ( he ) ndere; see APPREHEND) + -ance -ANCE; see -ANCY ]