Prepense

prē-pens′, adj. premeditated: intentional, chiefly in the phrase 'malice prepense'=malice aforethought or intentional—( obs. ) Prepen′sive .— v.t. ( Spens. ) to consider or deliberate beforehand.— adv. Prepense′ly , intentionally. [Fr.,—L. præ , before, pensāre — pendĕre , pensum , to weigh.]