Presbytes (presbitez)

[NL., II. n. The pre scapular is or supra spin at us muscle. pre scapular is (pre-skap-ū-lā'ris), n.; pl. pre scapula res (-rēz). [NL. præscapular is: see pre scapular.] The muscle of the pre scapular or supra spinous aspect of the scapula; the supra spin at us. Coues. prescenet (pre's en), n. [L. præ, before, + scena, scene.) A preliminary scene; a prologue; an induction. Profan'd with mischiefs, the Pre - Scæne of Hell To cursed Creatures that 'gainst Heav'n rebell. Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, i. 6. [ prescience , prescience (pre's hiens), n . prescience , F. prescience = Sp. Pg. pre- sciencia It.prescienza , præscient i a , fore- knowledge, præscien (t-)s, ppr. of præscire , know beforehand: see prescient .] Foreknow- ledge; previous knowledge; knowledge of events before they take place; foresight. And certes, if I hadde prescience Your wil to know er ye your lust me tolde, I wolde it doon withouten necligence. Chaucer, Clerk's Tale; 1. 603. By my prescience I find my zenith doth depend upon A most auspicious star. Shak., Tempest, i. 2. 180. The most exact calculator has no prescience that somewhat incalculable may not balk the very next moment. Emerson , E ays, 1st ser., p. 244.