Webster's Dictionary 1913

7588

Preordinance

Pre‐or″di‐nance (?), n. Antecedent decree or determination. Shak.

7589

Preordinate

Pre‐or″di‐nate (?), a. [L. praeordinatus, p. p. See Preordain.] Preordained. Sir T. Elyot.

7590

Preordination

Pre‐or′di‐na″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. préordination.] The act of foreordaining: previous determination. “The preordination of God.” Bale.

7591

Preparable

Pre‐par″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being prepared. “Medicine preparable by art.” Boyle.

7592

Preparation

Prep′a‐ra″tion (?), n. [F. préparation, L. praeparatio. See Prepare.]1. The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous...

7593

Preparative

Pre‐par″a‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. préparatif.] Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.Laborious quest of knowledge pre...

7594

Preparative (2)

Pre‐par″a‐tive, n.1. That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. “A preparative unto sermons.” Hooker.2. That which is done ...

7595

Preparatively

Pre‐par″a‐tive‐ly, adv. By way of preparation.

7596

Preparator

Pre‐par″a‐tor (?), n. [L. praeparator.] One who prepares beforehand, as subjects for dissection, specimens for preservation in collections, etc. Agassiz.

7597

Preparatory

Pre‐par″a‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. praeparatorius: cf. F. préparatoire.] Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; intr...

7598

Prepare

Pre‐pare″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Prepare� (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Preparing.] [F. préparer, L. praeparare; prae before + parare to make ready. See Pare.]1. To fit, adapt, or qualif...

7599

Prepare (2)

Pre‐pare″ (�), v. i. 1. To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion. “Bid them prepare for dinner.” Shak.2. To make one's self ready;...

7600

Prepare (3)

Pre‐pare″, n. Preparation. Shak.

7601

Prepared

Pre‐pared″ (?), a. Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food; prepared questions. — Pre‐par″ed‐ly (#), adv.Shak. — Pre‐par″ed‐ness, n.

7602

Preparer

Pre‐par″er (?), n. One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready. Wood.

7603

Prepay

Pre‐pay″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Prepaid (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Prepaying.] To pay in advance, or beforehand; as, to prepay postage.

7604

Prepayment

Pre‐pay″ment (?), n. Payment in advance.

7605

Prepenial

Pre‐pe″ni‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Situated in front of, or anterior to, the penis.

7606

Prepense

Pre‐pense″ (?), v. t. [Pref. pre + F. penser to think. See Pansy.] To weigh or consider beforehand; to premeditate. Spenser. Sir T. Elyot.

7607

Prepense (2)

Pre‐pense″, v. i. To deliberate beforehand.

7608

Prepense (3)

Pre‐pense″, a. [See Pansy, and cf. Prepense, v. t.] Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived; premeditated; aforethought; — usually placed after the word it quali...

7609

Prepensely

Pre‐pense″ly, adv. In a premeditated manner.

7610

Prepollence

{ Pre‐pol″lence (?), Pre‐pol″len‐cy (?), } n. [L. praepollentia.] The quality or state of being prepollent; superiority of power; predominance; prevalence. Coventry.

7611

Prepollent

Pre‐pol″lent (?), a. [L. praepollens, p. p. of praepollere to surpass in power; prae before + pollere to be powerful.] Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominan...

7612

Prepollent (2)

‖Pre‐pol″lent (?), n.; pl.Prepollices (#). [NL. See Pre-, Pollex.] (Anat.) An extra first digit, or rudiment of a digit, on the preaxial side of the pollex.

7613

Preponder

Pre‐pon″der (?) v. t. To preponderate.

7614

Preponderance

{ Pre‐pon″der‐ance (?), Pre‐pon″der‐an‐cy (?), } n. [Cf. F. prépondérance.] 1. The quality or state of being preponderant; superiority or excess of weight, influence, or power, ...