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PREPO'TENCY, n. [L. proepotentia; proe and potentia, power.] Superior power; pre...
PREPOS'TEROUSNESS, n. Wrong order or method; absurdity; inconsistency with natur...
PREPOS'TEROUSLY, adv. In a wrong or inverted order; absurdly; foolishly.
PREPOS'TEROUS, a. [L. proeposterus; proe, before,and posterus, latter.] 1. Liter...
PREPOSSES'SION, n. Preoccupation; prior possession. 1. Preconceived opinion; the...
PREPOSSESS'ING, ppr. Taking previous possession. 1. a. Tending to invite favor; ...
PREPOSSESS'ED, pp. Preoccupied; inclined previously to favor or disfavor.
PREPOSSESS', v.t. [pre and possess.] To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take pr...
PREPOS'ITURE, n. The office or place of a provost; a provostship.
PREPOS'ITOR, n. [L. proepositor.] A scholar appointed by the instructor to inspe...
PREPOS'ITIVE, a. Put before; as a prepositive particle. PREPOS'ITIVE , n. [supra...
PREPOSI'TIONAL, a. Pertaining to a preposition, or to preceding position.
PREPOSI'TION, n. s as z. [L. proepositio, proepono, proepositus; proe and pono, ...
PREPO'SE, v.t. s as z. To put before. [Not much used.]
PREPONDERA'TION, n. The act or state of outweighing any thing, or of inclining t...
PREPOND'ERATING, ppr. Outweighing; inclining to one side.