per (prep.) Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for
each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals;
per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also
sometimes used with English words.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary📕
per pÄ—r, prep. through, by means of, according
to.—Per annum, year by year: for each year; Per
capita, by heads, implying equal rights to two or more persons;
Per cent., per hundred; Per contra, on the contrary: as a
set-off; Per diem, every day: day by day; Per mensem,
monthly: by the month; Per saltum, at a single leap: all at once;
Per se, by himself, &c.: essentially
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