Emily Dickinson Lexicon

predestined, verbal adj. [Fr. prédestiner or L. prædestināre, appoint or resolve upon beforehand < præ, before, in front, in advance + destināre, make fast, establish, determine, appoint.] (webplay: children).

1. Foreordained; pre-appointed; consecrated; anointed.
2. Predetermined; previously selected; chosen in advance.