A-fōre'hānd1, adv.
[From afore and hand.] In advance; in time previous; beforehand. She is come aforehand to anoint my body. Mark. xiv. 8.
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[From afore and hand.] In advance; in time previous; beforehand. She is come aforehand to anoint my body. Mark. xiv. 8.
a. Prepared; previously provided; — opposed to behindhand. “Aforehand in all matters of power.” Bacon.