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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Pre-vĕnʹtion, n.

noun

n. [L. Lat. præventio, Fr. prévention, Pr. preventio, Sp. prevencion, It. prevenzione. See PREVENT.]

  1. The act of going before. [Obs.] Bacon.
  2. Pre-occupation; anticipation. [Obs.] Hammond.
  3. The act of hindering; hinderance; obstruction of access or approach.

Prevention of sin is one of the greatest mercies God can vouchsafe. South. 4. Prejudice; prepossession. [A Gallicism.]