[ noun ] the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration <noun.attribute>
Permanence \Per"ma*nence\, Permanency \Per"ma*nen*cy\, n. [Cf. F. permanence.] The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence of institutions; the permanence of nature.
When they approve his conduct, they can "continue him in his office, in order to prolong the utility of his talents and virtues, and to secure to the government the advantage of permanency in a wise system of administration."