Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PRO-GRAM'MA, or PRO'GRAM, n. [Gr. from προγραφω, to write previously; πρω and γραφω, to write.]

1. Anciently, a letter sealed with the king's seal. – Encyc.
2. In a university, a billet or advertisement to invite persons to an oration. – Encyc.
3. A proclamation or edict posted in a public place. – Life of A. Wood.
4. That which is written before something else; a preface. – Warton.