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pernoctate
intransitive verb
per·noc·tate
\(ˌ)pərˈnäkˌtāt\
Definition of pernoctate
-ed/-ing/-s
: 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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Origin and Etymology of pernoctate
Latin pernoctatus, past participle of pernoctare, from per- through + noct-, nox night
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