antobellum

[Lat. ante before, and bellum war.] Of or pertaining to the times before the war, specifically (U. S.) before the Civil War. Used attributively. ăn-tě căm-er-a. [ANTI-CAMERA.] ăn-tě-çe-da-ně-ous, a. [Lat. antecedo = to go before.) Antecedent in point of time; preceding another event. "Admit that, which as capable of antecedaneous proof may be presupposed. -Barrow: Sermons , il. 407.