Webster's Dictionary 1913

7399

Prefecundation

Pre‐fec′un‐da″tion (?), n.(Physiol.) A term collectively applied to the changes or conditions preceding fecundation, especially to the changes which the ovum undergoes before fe...

7400

Prefecundatory

Pre′fe‐cun″da‐to‐ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to prefecundation.

7401

Prefer

Pre‐fer″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Preferred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Preferring.] [F. préférer, L. praeferre; prae before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st Bear.] 1. To carry or bring...

7402

Preferability

Pref′er‐a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being preferable; preferableness. J. S. Mill.

7403

Preferable

Pref″er‐a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. préférable.] Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more desirable; as, a preferable scheme. Addison.

7404

Preferableness

Pref″er‐a‐ble‐ness, n. The quality or state of being preferable.

7405

Preferably

Pref″er‐a‐bly, adv. In preference; by choice.To choose Plautus preferably to Terence. Dennis.

7406

Preference

Pref″er‐ence (?), n. [Cf. F. préférence.] 1. The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; pred...

7407

Preferential

Pref′er‐en″tial (?), a. Giving, indicating, or having a preference or precedence; as, a preferential claim; preferential shares.

7408

Preferential voting

Preferential voting. (Political Science) A system of voting, as at primaries, in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference (usually their first ...

7409

Preferment

Pre‐fer″ment (?), n. 1. The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen; preference.Natural preferment of the one... before the other. Sir T. Browne.2. The act of preferring, ...

7410

Preferrer

Pre‐fer″rer (?), n. One who prefers.

7411

Prefidence

Pref″i‐dence (?), n. The quality or state of being prefident. Baxter.

7412

Prefident

Pref″i‐dent (?), a. [Cf. L. praefidens overconfident. See Pre-, and Confident.] Trusting beforehand; hence, overconfident. Baxter.

7413

Prefigurate

Pre‐fig″u‐rate (?), v. t. [L. praefiguratus, p. p. See Prefigure.] To prefigure. Grafton.

7414

Prefiguration

Pre‐fig′u‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. praefiguratio.] The act of prefiguring, or the state of being prefigured.A variety of prophecies and prefigurations. Norris.

7415

Prefigurative

Pre‐fig″ur‐a‐tive (?), a. Showing by prefiguration. “The prefigurative atonement.” Bp. Horne.

7416

Prefigure

Pre‐fig″ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Prefigured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Prefiguring.] [F. préfigurer, or L. praefigurare, praefiguratum; prae before + figurare to figure. See Fi...

7417

Prefigurement

Pre‐fig″ure‐ment (?), n. The act of prefiguring; prefiguration; also, that which is prefigured. Carlyle.

7418

Prefine

Pre‐fine″ (?), v. t. [L. praefinire; prae before + finire to limit, determine: cf. F. préfiner.] To limit beforehand. Knolles.

7419

Prefinite

Pre‐fi″nite (?), a. [L. praefinitus, p. p.] Prearranged. “ Set and prefinite time.” Holland.

7420

Prefinition

Pref′i‐ni″tion (?), n. [L. praefinitio.] Previous limitation. Fotherby.

7421

Prefix

Pre‐fix″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Prefixed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Prefixing.] [L. praefixus, p. p. of praefigere to fix or fasten before; prae before + figere to fix: cf. F. préfix ...

7422

Prefix (2)

Pre″fix (?), n. [Cf. F. préfixe.] That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as,...

7423

Prefixion

Pre‐fix″ion (?), n. [Cf. OF. prefixion.] The act of prefixing. Bailey.

7424

Prefloration

Pre′flo‐ra″tion (?), n. [Pref. pre- + L. flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) Æstivation.

7425

Prefoliation

Pre‐fo′li‐a″tion (?), n. [Pref. pre- + L. folium leaf.] (Bot.) Vernation.