Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Preregnant

Pre‐reg″nant (?), n. One who reigns before another; a sovereign predecessor. Warner.

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Preremote

Pre′re‐mote (?), a. More remote in previous time or prior order.In some cases two more links of causation may be introduced; one of them may be termed the preremote cause, the o...

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Prerequire

Pre′re‐quire″ (?), v. t. To require beforehand.Some things are prerequired of us. Bp. Hall.

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Prerequisite

Pre‐req″ui‐site (?), a. Previously required; necessary as a preliminary to any proposed effect or end; as, prerequisite conditions of success.

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Prerequisite (2)

Pre‐req″ui‐site, n. Something previously required, or necessary to an end or effect proposed.The necessary prerequisites of freedom. Goldsmith.

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Preresolve

Pre′re‐solve″ (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Preresolved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Preresolving.] To resolve beforehand; to predetermine. Sir E. Dering.

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Prerogative

Pre‐rog″a‐tive (?), n. [F. prérogative, from L. praerogativa precedence in voting, preference, privilege, fr. praerogativus that is asked before others for his opinion, that vot...

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Prerogatived

Pre‐rog″a‐tived (?), a. Endowed with a prerogative, or exclusive privilege. Shak.

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Prerogatively

Pre‐rog″a‐tive‐ly (?), adv. By prerogative.

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Presage

Pre″sage (?), n. [F. présage, L. praesagium, from praesagire. See Presage, v. t.]1. Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a prognostic; an omen; an augury. “Joy ...

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Presage (2)

Pre‐sage″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Presaged (–sājd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Presaging.] [F. présager, L. praesagire: prae before + sagire to perceive acutely or sharply. See Sagacious.]...

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Presage (3)

Pre‐sage″, v. i. To form or utter a prediction; — sometimes used with of. Dryden.

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Presageful

Pre‐sage″ful (?), a. Full of presages; ominous.Dark in the glass of some presageful mood. Tennyson.

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Presagement

Pre‐sage″ment (?), n.1. The act or art of presaging; a foreboding. Sir T. Browne.2. That which is presaged, or foretold. “Ominous presagement before his end. ” Sir H. Wotton.

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Presager

Pre‐sa″ger (?), n. One who, or that which, presages; a foreteller; a foreboder. Shak.

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Presagious

Pre‐sa″gious (?), a. Foreboding; ominous.

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Presbyope

Pres″by‐ope (?), n.(Med.) One who has presbyopia; a farsighted person.

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Presbyopia

‖Pres′by‐o″pi‐a (?) (Med.) A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces difficulty of accommodation and recess...

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Presbyopic

Pres′by‐op″ic (?), a. Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia; farsighted.

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Presbyopy

Pres″by‐o′py (?), n. [Cf. F. presbyopie.] See Presbyopia.

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Presbyte

Pres″byte (?), n. Same as Presbyope.

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Presbyter

Pres″by‐ter (?), n. [L. an elder, fr. Gr. �. See Priest.]1. An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1.2. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) One or...

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Presbyteral

Pres‐byt″er‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial.

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Presbyterate

Pres‐byt″er‐ate (?), n. [L. presbyteratus: cf. F. presbytérat.] A presbytery; also, presbytership. Heber.

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Presbyteress

Pres″by‐ter‐ess, n. A female presbyter. Bale.

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Presbyterial

Pres′by‐te″ri‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. presbytéral.] Presbyterian. “Presbyterial government.” Milton.

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Presbyterian

Pres′by‐te″ri‐an (?), a. [Cf. F. presbytérien.] Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by...