n
(chiefly in the plural) Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
n
Obsolete spelling of preludium [(now rare) prelude, portent]
n
(uncountable) Precedence.
n
A prejudice that prevents rational consideration of an issue.
n
(law) One who predeceases.
n
One who holds to the doctrine of predestination; a predestinarian.
v
(transitive) To elect or choose beforehand.
adj
Obsolete form of prefixed. [Having a (specified) prefix.]
n
A previous treatment and decision of a point; a precedent.
v
Alternative spelling of premise [To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.]
n
Alternative form of praemunire. [(law, now historical) The offence in English law of bringing suit in or obeying a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown. The offence was created by the Statute of Praemunire 1393 (16 Richard II, chapter 5), and abolished by the Criminal Law Act 1967 (chapter 58).]
n
Obsolete spelling of praemunire facias [(law, England, historical) More fully writ of praemunire facias: a writ directing a sheriff to forewarn a person that he or she must appear before a court to answer a criminal charge of having brought a suit in or obeyed a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown; a praemunire.]
n
Opinion previously formed; prejudice.
n
The right of first choice.
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(obsolete) A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.
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Obsolete form of presension. [(obsolete) previous perception]
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An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
adj
In Italy, of or pertaining to a social security, insurance benefits or a benefit plan.
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Alternative spelling of pressie (“present”). [(slang) A present (gift).]
n
One who possesses the right of preëmption over certain land; compare: preëmptor.
adj
Of or relating to procurement; procuring.
n
Obsolete spelling of pre-emption
adj
Obsolete spelling of pre-Socratic [(historical) Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BCE).]
n
Obsolete spelling of preamble [A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.]
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Obsolete spelling of preceded; simple past tense and past participle of præcede.
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Obsolete form of precedent. [An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.]
v
Obsolete spelling of precede; Third-person singular simple present indicative form of præcede [(transitive) To go before, go in front of.]
n
Obsolete form of precentrix. [A female precentor.]
n
Obsolete form of precept. [A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.]
n
Obsolete form of preceptor. [A teacher or tutor.]
n
Obsolete form of precinct. [(chiefly in the plural) An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.]
n
Obsolete form of precipice. [A very steep cliff.]
n
Obsolete form of precipitate. [a product resulting from a process, event, or course of action]
adj
Obsolete spelling of precise [exact, accurate]
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Obsolete spelling of preclude [(transitive) Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.]
adj
Obsolete form of precordial. [(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the precordium]
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Obsolete form of precordium. [(anatomy) The region of the body over the heart and thorax.]
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Obsolete form of precursor. [That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.]
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Obsolete spelling of predecessor [One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.]
n
Obsolete form of predestination. [(theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.]
n
Obsolete spelling of predicament. [A definite class, state or condition.]
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Archaic spelling of predicate. [(transitive) To announce, assert, or proclaim publicly.]
n
Obsolete spelling of predicative [(grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.]
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Obsolete spelling of predict [(transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.]
n
Obsolete spelling of prediction [A statement of what will happen in the future.]
n
Obsolete spelling of predilection [A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.]
adj
Obsolete form of predorsal. [(anatomy) Immediately in front of a dorsal region]
v
Obsolete spelling of prefaced; simple past tense and past participle of præface
adj
Obsolete spelling of prefatory [Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary.]
n
Obsolete spelling of preference [The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")]
n
Obsolete spelling of prefiguration [A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished.]
n
Obsolete spelling of prefix [(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.]
adj
Obsolete spelling of prefix’d
adj
Obsolete form of prefixed. [Having a (specified) prefix.]
n
Obsolete form of prefixum. [(archaic) A prefix.]
adj
Obsolete form of prejudicate. [(obsolete) Prejudiced, biased.]
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Obsolete spelling of prejudice [(transitive) To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).]
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Obsolete form of prelection. [A public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university.]
adj
Obsolete spelling of preliminary [In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.]
v
Obsolete form of prelude. [To introduce something, as a prelude.]
n
Obsolete spelling of preludium [(now rare) prelude, portent]
adj
Obsolete form of prelusive. [Acting as a prelude; preliminary.]
adj
Obsolete spelling of premarital [Before marriage; before getting married.]
adj
Obsolete spelling of premature [Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.]
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Obsolete spelling of premise [To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.]
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Obsolete spelling of premise [A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.]
n
Obsolete spelling of premium [A prize or award.]
n
Obsolete spelling of premunire
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Obsolete spelling of praenomen [(historical) An ancient Roman first name.]
adj
Obsolete form of praenominal. [Relating to a praenomen.]
v
Obsolete spelling of preoccupate [(obsolete) To influence, to occupy (the mind) in advance; to be preoccupied with.]
n
Obsolete spelling of preparation [(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.]
adj
Obsolete form of prepared. [(followed by the preposition to) Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).]
n
Obsolete and rare spelling of preponderance
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Obsolete spelling of prepose [(transitive) To place or set before; to prefix.]
n
Obsolete spelling of preposition [(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.]
adj
Obsolete form of prepositive. [Put before; prefixed]
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Obsolete spelling of prepositor [Scholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a monitor.]
n
Obsolete form of preputium. [(anatomy) Synonym of prepuce]
adj
Obsolete spelling of pres.
v
Obsolete spelling of presage [(transitive) To predict or foretell something.]
n
Archaic spelling of prescience. [Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight; foreknowledge.]
adj
Obsolete spelling of prescient [Exhibiting or possessing prescience: having knowledge of, or seemingly able to correctly predict, events before they take place.]
adj
Obsolete form of prescious. [(obsolete) foreknowing; prescient]
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(archaic or pedantic) Alternative spelling of present [To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.]
n
Archaic spelling of presentation. [The act of presenting, or something presented.]
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Archaic spelling of preserve. [To protect; to keep from harm or injury.]
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Archaic spelling of preside. [(intransitive) To act as president or chairperson.]
n
Archaic spelling of prestige. [The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.]
v
Archaic spelling of presume. [(transitive) With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission.]
n
Obsolete spelling of presumption [the act of presuming, or something presumed]
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Obsolete spelling of pretence [(British spelling) An act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.]
v
Obsolete spelling of pretend [To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.]
n
Archaic spelling of pretense. [(US) A false or hypocritical profession]
n
Obsolete spelling of pretension [A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.]
adj
Obsolete form of preterite. [(grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past.]
n
Obsolete form of preterition. [The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.]
v
Obsolete spelling of prevaricate [(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).]
v
Archaic spelling of prevent. [(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).]
n
Obsolete form of prevision. [Advance knowledge; foresight.]
n
Obsolete and rare spelling of penumbra
n
Obsolete spelling of representation [That which represents something else.]
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