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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Prēm'i-ces, n. pl. p. 1028First fruits. [Obs.] Dryden.Prē'mi-er, a. p. 1028First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister. Camden. Swift. 2. (Her.) Most ancient; — said of any peer of any degree by creation. Crabb.Prē'mi-er or Prēm'ier, n. p. 1028The first minister of state; the prime minister.Prē'mi-er-ship or Prēm'ier-ship, n. p. 1028The office or dignity of the first minister of state.Prē'mi-lē'mi-al, a. p. 1028Previous to the millennium.Prē'mi-oŭs, a. p. 1028Rich in gifts. Clarke.Pre-mīse', v. t. p. 1028To send before the time. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows…Pre-mĭse', v. t. p. 1028To make or state antecedent propositions. Swift.Prĕm'ise, n. p. 1028A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as ground for further argument. While the premises stand firm, it is impossible to shape the conclusion. Decay of…Prĕm'iss, n. p. 1028See PREMISE. Whately. Watts.Pre-mĭt', v. t. p. 1028To premise. [Obs.]Prē'mi-ŭm, n. p. 1028A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by competition; reward or prize to be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premium for good behavior or scholarship, for discoveries, and the like. “So as to think it…Prē-mō'lar, n. p. 1028(Odontology.) A tooth back of the canines, preceded by a deciduous or milk tooth, and commonly called a grinder.Pre-mōn’ish, v. t. p. 1028To forewarn; to admonish beforehand. Better it is, premonishèd, for to shun A sin, than fall to weeping when ’tis done. Herrick.Pre-mòn'ish-ment, n. p. 1028Previous warning or admonition; previous information.Prē'mo-nī'tion, n. p. 1028Previous warning, notice, or information; as, they had premonitions of their sufferings.Pre-mŏn'i-tor, n. p. 1028One who, or that which, gives warning beforehand. “Some such like premonitors, to awaken our security.” Bp. Hall.Pre-mŏn'i-to-ri-ly, adv. p. 1028By way of premonition.Pre-mŏn'i-to-ry, a. p. 1028Giving previous warning or notice.Pre-mŏn'strant, n. p. 1028(Rom. Cath. Church.) One of a religious order founded at Prémontre in France, in 1120, and introduced into the United States in 1846. The members of the order, who are called also White Canons, have…Pre-mōn'strāte, v. t. p. 1029To show beforehand; to foreshow. [Rare.] Herbert.Pre-mōn'stra-tēn'sian, n. p. 1029A Premonstrant. [Rare.]Prē'mon-strā'tion, n. p. 1029A showing beforehand. [Rare.] Shelford.Pre-mōn'stra-tor, n. p. 1029One who, or that which, premonstrates, or foreshows.Pre-môrse’, a. p. 1029Terminated abruptly, or as if bitten off. Premorse roots or leaves (Bot.), such as have an abrupt, ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten off short. Lindley.Prē'-mo-sā'ic, a. p. 1029Relating to the time before that of Moses; as, pre-mosaic history.Pre-mō'tion, n. p. 1029Previous motion or excitement to action.Prēm'ū nī're, n. p. 1029See PRÆMUNIRE.Prēm'ū-nīte', v. t. p. 1029To guard against objection; to fortify. [Obs.]Prē'mu-nī'tion, n. p. 1029An anticipation of objections.Pre-mū'ni-to-ry, a. p. 1029Of, or belonging to, a premunire; as, a premunitory process.Prēn'der, n. p. 1029(Law.) The power or right of taking a thing before it is offered. Burrill.Pre-nō'men, n. p. 1029See PRÆNOMEN.Pre-nŏm’i-nāte, v. t. p. 1029To forename.Pre-nŏm'i-nate, a. p. 1029Forenamed. “Prenominate crimes.” Shak.Pre-nŏm/i-nā'tion, n. p. 1029The act of prenominating, or the state of being prenominated; the privilege of being named first. Browne.Pre-nŏs'tie, n. p. 1029A prognostic. [Obs.]Pre-nōte', v. t. p. 1029To note or designate beforehand.Pre-nō'tion, n. p. 1029A notice or notion which precedes something else in time; previous notion or thought; foreknowledge. Bacon.Pren-sā'tion, n. p. 1029The act of seizing with violence. [Obs.] Barrow.Prēn’tice, n. p. 1029An apprentice. [Obs. or colloq.]Pre'ntice-ship, n. p. 1029Apprenticeship. [Obs. or colloq.]Pre-nŭn'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 1029The act of telling before. [Obs.]Pre-nūn'ciōus, a. p. 1029Announcing beforehand; presaging. [Obs.] Blount.Prē'ob-tāin', v. t. p. 1029To obtain beforehand.Pre-ŏc'cu-pan-cy, n. p. 1029Act or right of taking possession before another; as, the property of unoccupied land is vested by preoccupancy.Pre-ōc'cu-pāte, v. t. p. 1029To anticipate; to take before. Bacon. 2. To prepossess; to fill with prejudices. Walton.Pre-ōc/cu-pā/tion, n. p. 1029The act of preoccupying, or the state of being preoccupied; a taking possession before another; prior occupation; prepossession. 2. Anticipation of objections. South.Pre-ŏc'cu-py, v. t. p. 1029To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country or land not before occupied. 2. To prepossess; to occupy by anticipation or prejudices. I think it more respectful to the reader to…Pre-ŏm'i-nāte, v. t. p. 1029To prognosticate; to gather beforehand from omens. Because many ravens were seen when Alexander entered Babylon, they were thought to preominate his death. Browne.Prē/o-pĕr'cu-lar, a. p. 1029(Ichth.) Pertaining to, or situated in, the front part of the operculum. See OPERCULAR.Prē'o-pĕr'cu-lŭm, n. p. 1029(Bot.) The fore-lid or operculum in mosses.Pre'o-pin'ion, n. p. 1029Opinion previously formed; prepossession. Browne.Pre-ōp'tion, n. p. 1029Right of first choice. Stackhouse.Prē′or-dāin′, v. t. p. 1029To ordain or appoint beforehand; to predetermine; to foreordain; as, all things are supposed to be pre-ordained by God.Pre-ôr'di-nance, n. p. 1029Antecedent decree or determination. Shak.Pre-ōr'di-nate, a. p. 1029Foreordained. [Obs.]Pre-ôr′di-nā′tion, n. p. 1029The act of foreordaining; previous determination.Prē-pāl'a-tal, a. p. 1029(Anat.) Just anterior to the palate; as, the prepalatal aperture.Pre-pâr'a-ble, a. p. 1029Capable of being prepared. Boyle.