preorder

t. [Pref. pre-, and Eng, order, v. (q. v.)] To order or arrange beforehand; to prearrange, to preordain. pre-or-di-nançe, *pre-or-di-naunce, subst . [Pref.pre-, and Eng. ordinance (q. v.).] Antecedent or previous decree or ordinance. Into the law of children." "Turn preordinance , and first decree Shakesp.: Julius Cæsar, iii. 1. pre-or'-di-nate, *pre-or-di-nat, *pre-or-dynate, a . [Lat. præord in at us .] Preordained, predetermined. "Preordynate by prouydence dyuine."-Sir T. Elyot: Governor, bk. ii., ch. xii. pre-or-di-nā-tion, subst. [Pref. pre-, and Eng ordination (q.v.).] The act of preordaining; pre IMG:content-1481.png:[blocks in formation] 7. A force ready for combat, as an army or fleet. "The Turkish preparation makes for Rhodes." Shakesp.: Othello, i. 3. 8. Accomplishment, qualification, parts. "Your many warlike, courtlike, and learned prepara . tions."- Shakesp .: Merry Wives of Windsor , ii. 2. II Music : The causing a discord to be heard as a concord immediately before its percu ion. It must take place in the same part as that which has the discord. prě-păr'-a-tive, *pre-par-a-tife, a. & s. [Fr. préparatif, Sp. & Ital. preparativo.] A. As adj .: Tending or serving to prepare or make ready; preparatory. "Some rude preparative strokes toward eff or mat i on."More: Immort. Soul , bk. ii., ch. x. B. As substantive: 1. That which tends or serves to prepare; anything which serves to make ready or to pave the way; a preparatory, a prelude. "A preparative and introduction to the doing of something worse." -South : Sermons , vol. iv., ser. 8. *2. That which is done in readine or preparation for something else; a preparation. "These your most holy, pure preparatives For death and judgment." Lytton: Richelieu, i. 2. prě-păr-a-tive-lý, adv. [English preparative; -ly.] In a preparative or preparatory manner; by way of preparation. "It is preparatively nece ary to many useful things in this life."- Hale : Orig. of Mankind. prě-păr-a-tõr, subst . [Lat.] One who prepares subjects beforehand, as anatomical specimens, subjects for di ection, . "He stayed in the museum as preparator ." -Nature, Feb. 7, 1884, p. 343.