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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERFICIENT

n.[L. perficiens.] One who endows a charity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERFICIENT

Per *fi "cient, a. Etym: [L. perficiens, p.pr. of perficere to perform. See Perfect. ]

 

Defn: Making or doing throughly; efficient; effectual. [R.] Blackstone.

 

PERFICIENT

PERFICIENT Per *fi "cient, n.

 

Defn: One who performs or perfects a work; especially, one who endows a charity. [R.]