Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PRE-COG'NI-TA, n. [See PRÆCOGNITA.]

PRE-COG-NI'TION, n. [L. præ, before, and cognitio, knowledge.]

1. Previous knowledge; antecedent examination. – Fotherby.
2. In Scots law, an examination of witnesses to a criminal act, before a judge, justice of the peace or sherif, before the prosecution of the offender, in order to know whether there is ground of trial, and to enable the prosecutor to set forth the facts in the libel. Encyc.

PRE-COL-LEC'TION, n.

A collection previously made. – Bishop of Chichester.

PRE-COM-POSE', v.t. [See Compose.]

To compose beforehand. – Johnson.

PRE-COM-POS'ED, pp.

Composed beforehand.

PRE-COM-POS'ING, ppr.

Composing beforehand.

PRE-CON-CEIT', n. [See Preconceive.]

An opinion or notion previously formed. – Hooker.

PRE-CON-CEIVE', v.t. [L. præ, before, and concipio, to conceive.]

To form a conception or opinion beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea. In a dead plain, the way seems the longer, because the eye has preconceived it shorter than the truth. – Bacon.

PRE-CON-CEIV'ED, pp.

Conceived beforehand; previously formed; as, preconceived opinions; preconceived ends or purposes. – South.

PRE-CON-CEIV'ING, ppr.

Conceiving or forming beforehand.

PRE-CON-CEP'TION, n.

Conception or opinion previously formed. – Hakewill.

PRE-CON-CERT', v.t. [pre and concert.]

To concert beforehand; to settle by previous agreement.

PRE-CON-CERT'ED, pp.

Previously concerted or settled. – Warton.

PRE-CON-CERT'ED-LY, adv.

By preconcert.

PRE-CON-CERT'ING, ppr.

Contriving and settling beforehand.

PRE-CON-CER'TION, n.

Act of concerting beforehand. – Dwight.

PRE-CON-DEMN-A'TION, n.

Condemnation previous to exertion or by predestination.

PRE-CON-I-ZA'TION, n. [L. præconium, from præco, a crier.]

A publishing by proclamation, or a proclamation. [Not used.] – Hall.

PRE-CON-SIGN', v.t. [pre and consign.]

To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of.

PRE-CON-SIGN'ED, pp.

Consigned beforehand.

PRE-CON-SIGN'ING, ppr.

Making a previous consignment of.

PRE-CON-SOL'ID-A-TED, a.

Consolidated beforehand. – Phillips.

PRE-CON'STI-TUTE, v.t. [pre and constitute.]

To constitute or establish beforehand.

PRE-CON'STI-TU-TED, pp.

Previously established. – Paley.

PRE-CON'STI-TU-TING, ppr.

Constituting beforehand.