PERNOCTATE Meaning of PERNOCTATE in English [ 'pə:nɒkteɪt , pə'nɒkteɪt ]■ verb formal pass the night somewhere.Derivativespernoctation noun OriginC17: from L. pernoctat- , pernoctare 'spend the night'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004