2 entries under this word

Aforehand

A-fōre'hānd, adv.

adverb

[From afore and hand.] In advance; in time previous; beforehand. She is come aforehand to anoint my body. Mark. xiv. 8.

A-fōre'hănd, a.

adjective

a. Prepared; previously provided; — opposed to behindhand. “Aforehand in all matters of power.” Bacon.