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PREVA'ILING, ppr. Gaining advantage, superiority or victory; having effect; pers...
PREVA'IL, v.i. [L. proevaleo; proe, before, and valeo, to be strong or well. Val...
PRETYP'IFYING, ppr. Prefiguring.
PRETYP'IFY, v.t. [pre and typify.] To prefigure; to exhibit previously in a type.
PRETYP'IFIED, pp. [from pretypify.] Antecedently represented by type; prefigured.
PRETTY, a. prit'ty. 1. Having diminutive beauty; of a pleasing form with the str...
PRETTINESS, n. prit'tiness. [from pretty.] 1. Diminutive beauty; a pleasing form...
PRETTILY, adv. prit'tily. [from pretty.] In a pretty manner; with neatness and t...
PRE'TORSHIP, n. The office of pretor.
PRETO'RIAN, a. Belonging to a pretor or judge; judicial; exercised by the pretor...
PRETO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to a pretor or judge; judicial.
PRE'TOR, n. [L. proetor, from the root of proe, before.] Among the ancient Roman...
PRETEXT', n. [L. proetextus.] Pretense; false appearance; ostensible reason or m...
PRETEX', v.t. [L. proetexo; proe and texo, or tego, texui.] To cloak; to conceal...
PRETERPLUPER'FECT, a. [L. proeter, beyond, plus, more, and perfectus, perfect.] ...
PRETERPER'FECT, a. [L. proeter and perfectus.] Literally, more than complete or ...