Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Pern /(pẽrn)/ · IPA /pɜː(ɹ)n/ v. t. n. 01 v. t. To take profit of; to make profitable. 1. To take profit of; to make profitable.[Obs.] 02 n. The honey buzzard. 1. The honey buzzard.(Zool.)