Per*fi"cient (?), a. [L. perficiens, p.pr. of perficere to perform. See Perfect.]
Making or doing throughly; efficient; effectual.
[R.]
Blackstone.
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Per*fi"cient, n.
One who performs or perfects a work; especially, one who endows a charity.
[R.]
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