Webster's Dictionary 1913

7129

Preambulatory

Pre‐am″bu‐la‐to‐ry (?), a. Preceding; going before; introductory.Simon Magus had preambulatory impieties. Jer. Taylor.

7130

Preambulous

Pre‐am″bu‐lous (?), a. [See Preamble, n.] See Perambulatory. Sir T. Browne.

7131

Preannounce

Pre′an‐nounce″ (?), v. t. To announce beforehand. Coleridge.

7132

Preantenultimate

Pre‐an′te‐nul″ti‐mate (?), a. Being or indicating the fourth syllable from the end of a word, or that before the antepenult.

7133

Preaortic

Pre′a‐or″tic (?), a.(Anat.) In front, or on the ventral side, of the aorta.

7134

Preappoint

Pre′ap‐point″ (?), v. t. To appoint previously, or beforehand. Carlyle.

7135

Preappointment

Pre′ap‐point″ment (?), n. Previous appointment.

7136

Preapprehension

Pre‐ap′pre‐hen″sion (?), n. An apprehension or opinion formed before examination or knowledge. Sir T. Browne.

7137

Prearm

Pre‐arm″ (?), v. t. To forearm.

7138

Prearrange

Pre′ar‐range″ (?), v. t. To arrange beforehand.

7139

Prease

Prease (?), v. t. & i. To press; to crowd. — n. A press; a crowd. Spenser.

7140

Preassurance

Pre′as‐sur″ance (?), n. Previous assurance. Coleridge.

7141

Preataxic

Pre′a‐tax″ic (?), a.(Med.) Occurring before the symptom ataxia has developed; — applied to the early symptoms of locomotor ataxia.

7142

Preaudience

Pre‐au″di‐ence (?), n.(Eng. Law) Precedence of rank at the bar among lawyers. Blackstone.

7143

Preaxial

Pre‐ax″i‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Situated in front of any transverse axis in the body of an animal; anterior; cephalic; esp., in front, or on the anterior, or cephalic (that is, radia...

7144

Prebend

Preb″end (prĕb″ĕnd), n. [F. prébende (cf. It. & Sp. prebenda), from L. praebenda, from L. praebere to hold forth, afford, contr. fr. praehibere; prae before + habere to have, ho...

7145

Prebendal

Pre‐ben″dal (prē̍‐bĕn″dal), a. Of or pertaining to a prebend; holding a prebend; as, a prebendal priest or stall. Chesterfield.

7146

Prebendary

Preb″en‐da‐ry (prĕb″ĕn‐dā̍‐ry̆), n. [LL. praebendarius: cf. F. prébendaire. See Prebend.] 1. A clergyman attached to a collegiate or cathedral church who enjoys a prebend in con...

7147

Prebendaryship

Preb″en‐da‐ry‐ship, n. The office of a prebendary.

7148

Prebendate

Preb″en‐date (?), v. t. [LL. praebendatus, p. p. of praebendari.] To invest with the office of prebendary; to present to a prebend. Grafton.

7149

Prebendship

Preb″end‐ship (?), n. A prebendaryship. Foxe.

7150

Prebronchial

Pre‐bron″chi‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Situated in front of the bronchus; — applied especially to an air sac on either side of the esophagus of birds.

7151

Precalculate

Pre‐cal″cu‐late (?), v. t. To calculate or determine beforehand; to prearrange. Masson.

7152

Precant

Pre″cant (?), n. [L. precans, -antis, p. pr. of precari to pray.] One who prays. Coleridge.

7153

Precarious

Pre‐ca″ri‐ous (?), a. [L. precarius obtained by begging or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another, fr. precari to pray, beg. See Pray.] 1. Depending on the will ...

7154

Precation

Pre‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. precatio.] The act of praying; supplication; entreaty. Cotton.

7155

Precative

{ Prec″a‐tive (?), Prec″a‐to‐ry (?), } a. [L. precativus, precatorius, fr. precari to pray. See Precarious.] Suppliant; beseeching. Bp. Hopkins.Precatory words(Law), words of re...