preclusion

[Lat. præclusio, from præclu sus, pa. par. of præcludo =to shutout.] [PRECLUDE.] The act of precluding; the state of being precluded. "St. Augustine's preclusion of all star-predictions out of this place."- Adams: Works, i. 3. prě-clû-sive, adj. [Latin præclusus.] [PRECLUDE.] 1. Shutting out. 2. Precluding or tending to preclude by anticipatory action. prě-clû-sive-ly, adv. [Eng. preclusive; -ly.] In a preclusive manner; in a manner tending to preclude. boil, boy; pout, jowl; cat, çell, chorus, -cian. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; "Let us first take notice by way of precognition."-Вр. Taylor: Sermons, vol. iii., ser. 1. 2. Scots Law : A preliminary examination of a witne , or of one likely to know something about a case, or the evidence taken down; especially an examination of witne es to a criminal act before a judge, justice of the peace, or sheriff, by a procurator-fiscal, in order to know whether there is ground of trial, and to enable him to set forth the facts in the libel. "A Commi ion of Precognition had, a few hours before, pa ed in all the forms."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. xxi. pré-cog'-ni-tum, 8. [PRÆCOGNITUM.] pre-cog-niz-a-ble, pre-cog'-nis-a-ble, adj. [Pref. pre- , and Eng. cognizable .] Cognizable, or capable of being known, beforehand. "Work to certain definite and pre cognisable ends."London Daily Telegraph. tpre-cog-nize, v . t . [Pref. pre- , and Eng. cognize (q. v.).] To acknowledge or recognize beforehand; to proclaim. [PRECONIZE.] "Precognizing a Gambettist ministry."-London Daily News. Stirling: Aurora, s. 9. pre-con-sign (g silent), v. t. [Pref. pre-, and Eng. consign (q. v.).]. To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of. pre-con-sol-i-dat-ed, a. [Pref. pre- , and Eng. consolidated (q. v.).] Consolidated beforehand. pre-con'-sti-tute, v . t . [Pref. pre- , and Eng. constitute (q. v.).] To constitute or establish be- forehand. pre-con-süme', v . t . [Prefix pre- , and Eng. con- sume (q. v.).] To consume beforehand. Blocks out the forms of nature, preconsumes The reason." Words worth: Excursion , bk. viii. pre-con-trăct, subst . [Pref. pre- , and Eng. con- tract, s. (q. v.)] A previous contract; a contract or engagement entered into previously to another. "He is your husband on a precontract." Shakesp.: Measure for Measure , iv. i. pre-con-trăct', v . i . & t . [Prefix pre- , and Eng. contract v. (q. v.)] A. In trans.: To contract or bargain beforehand; to make a previous contract or engagement. Shakesp.: The Pa ionate Pilgrim , 20. *pre-cûrse', s. [Lat. præ =before, and cursus = pré-con-dem-nā-tion, s. [Pref. pre- , and Eng. condemnation (q. v.).] The act of condemning bea running.] A forerunning. forehand; the state of being precondemned. pre-con-işe, v . t . [PRECONIZE.] *pre-con-i-zāte, *pre-con-ni-sate, v . t . [PREa sign. IMG:content-1452.png:[blocks in formation] "The precursor of the Millennium."- Burke : French Revolution. The condition or position of a precursor. ( Rus- pre-cür-sõr-ship, s. [Eng. precursor ; ship .] kin . ) prē-cür-sõr-ỹ, a. & s. [Lat. præcursor i us .] A. As adj .: Forerunning; preceding and indica- ting as a forerunner, precursor, or harbinger. "A precursory judgment of the latter day."-Bacon: Church Controversies. pré-dā'-ceo us (ce as sh), a. [Latin præda = prey.] Living by prey. "Those are endowed with poison because they are pre- daceous."-Derham: Physico- Theol ., bk. ix., ch. ii. prē'-dal, a. prě-da-tör-eş, s . pl . [Latin prædatores , pl. of prædat or =a plunderer.] Ornith.: Swains on's first, or typical, tribe of Co- leoptera. They feed upon other insects. Families: Cicindelide, Car abide, Dyticide, Silphide, and Staphylinide. prěd-a-tōr-ў, *prěd-a-tör-I-ous, a . [Latin prædatorius , from prædat or=a plunderer, from prædat us .] [PREDATION.] 1. Giving to or practicing plunder or pillage; plundering, pillaging; characterized by pillage. 2. Hungry, ravenous, rapacious. IMG:content-1453.png:[blocks in formation] The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-1455.png:[blocks in formation] predestinarian-controversy, subst. [GRACE, 2. Attached to lands or farms. 8., 11. 6.]