SINCE 1828
pernoctate
intransitive verb
per·noc·tate
| \ (ˌ)pərˈnäkˌtāt\
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of pernoctate
: to stay up or out all night
especially
: to pass the night in vigil or prayer
I pernoctated with the … students once — J. C. Ransom
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