Pré/dis-po-si'tion, n.

(-zish'un), n. [Eng. prefix pre and disposition; Fr. prédisposition, Sp. predisposicion, It. predisposizione.]

1. The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination or propensity;—applied to the mind.
2. Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression, or purpose;—applied to material things; as, the predisposition of the body to disease; the predisposition of the seasons to generate diseases.