mỏ, môve, nir, nốt ;–tube, tâb, bảll ;{});pound :—thic, THIS
Re-PREFACER, prêf'fâs-år. s. 98. The writer of a

PREDICAMENTAL, prè-dik-å-mễn'tăl. a
lating to predicaments.
PREDICANT, prêd'dè-kânt. s. One that affirms
'any thing.

To PREDICATE, préd'dè-kåte. v. a. To affirm
any thing of another thing.
PREDICATE, prẻd'dè-kắt. §. 91. That which
is affirmed of the subject. Thus in the sen-
"Man is a rational animal," Man is the
tence,
subject, and a rational animal is the predicate.
In this sentence also, "The Wages of sin is
Death." Death is the subject, and the Wages of
sin is the predicate, where it may likewise be
observed, that it is the subject of a proposition
which governs the verb, and forms what is
called the Nominative case.

Affirma

PREDICATION, prẻd-è-kå'shån. s.
tion concerning any thing.
To PREDICT, pré-dikt'. v. a. To foretell, to

foreshow.

PREDICTION, pré-dik'shån. s. Prophecy, de-
claration of something future.
Foreteller.
PREDICTOR, prè-dik'tür. s.
PREDIGESTION, prè-dè-jês'tshan. s. Diges-
tion too soon performed.
PREDILECTION, prè-dè-lêk'shån. s. Preference,
partiality, prepossession in favour of any thing.
It is probable that this word was not in use
when Dr. Johnson wrote his Dictionary, or he
would have inserted it; perhaps it was first
used by the author of the letters signed Junius;
but the readiness with which it has since been
adopted by the most respectable writers, is a
sufficient proof of its propriety and utility.
Scott, Entick, and Mason, are the only orthõe-
pists who have inserted this word.
TO PREDISPOSE, prè-dis-pózc'. v. a. To adapt
previously to any certain purpose.
PŘEDISPOSITION, pré-dis-po-zish'ân. s. Pre-
vious adaptation to any certain purpose.
PREDOMINANCE, pre-dom'me-nânse.
PREDOMINANCY, pré-dôm'mè-nân-sè.
Prevalence, superiority.

PREDOMINANT, prè-dôm'mè-nånt. a. Prevalent, supreme in influence, ascendant.

TO PREDOMINATE, pré-dôm'mè-nåte. v. n. 91.
To prevail, to be ascendant, to be supreme in
influence.

To PRE-EI ECT, pré-è-lêkt'. v. a. To choose
by previous decrce.
PRE-EMINENCE, prè-êm'mè-nênse. s. Supe-
riority of excellence; precedence, priority of
place; superiority of power or influence.
PRE-EMINENT, prè-m’mẻ-nênt. a. Excellent

above others.

PRE-EMPTION, prè-êm'shûn. s. 412. The right | of purchasing before another.

PREFATORY, prêf'fâ-tår-è. a. 512.

PREFECT, prè'fekt. s. A governour.
PREFECTURE, prêf'fêk-ture. s.
office of government

Introduc

Command

Though I have agreed with all our orthoe pists in making the first syllable of prefect long I cannot follow them so implicitly in the accent All but Mr. Sheri and quantity of this word. dan, W. Johnston, and Mr. Perry, place the accent on the second syllable; and the two first of these writers make the first syllable long, as in prefect. Mr. Perry alone has, in my opinion, given this word its true pronunciation, by plac ing the accent on the first syllable, and making that syllable short. This is agreeable to that general tendency of our language to an antepenultimate accentuation, and a short quantity on every vowel but u. See Principles, No. 533, To PREFER, prè-fêr'. v. a. To regard more than another; to advance, to exalt, to raise; 'to offer solemnly, to propose publickly, to exhibit. Eligible be

PREFERABLE, prẻf'fèr-å-bl. a. fore something else. [PREFERABLENESS, prêf'fêr-å-bl-nês. s. The state of being preferable. In prefer PREFERABLY, prẻf'fér-â-blẻ. ad. ence, in such a manner as to prefer one thing to another.

The act of PREFERENCE, prẻf'fêr-ênse. s. preferring, estimation of one thing above an other, election of one rather than another: Advancement ||PREFERMENT, prẻ-fêr'mênt. s.

to a higher station, a place of honour or profit; preference, act of preferring. PREFERRER, pré-fêr'rår. s. 98. One who prefers. To PREFIGURATE, pré-fig'yù-råte. v. n. To show by an antecedent representation. PERFIGURATION, pré-fig-yù-rà'shân. s. tecedent representation.

An

To PREFIGURE, pré-fîg'ydre. v. a. To exhi-
bit by antecedent representation.
To PREFIX, prè-fiks'. v. a. To appoint before-
hand; to settle, to establish.
Some particle put
PREFIX, prè'fiks. s. 492.
before a word to vary its signification.
PREFIXION, pré-fik'shan. s. The act of prefixing
To form be
To PREFORM, pré-förm'. v. n.

PREGNANCY, prèg'nân-sè. s. The state of be ing with young; fruitfulness, inventive power PREGNANT, pregnant. a. Teeming, breeding fruitful, fertile, impregnating.

PREGUSTATION, prè-gas-tà'shûn. s.

The act

To PRE-ENGAGE, pré-ên-gådje'. v. a. To en- PREGNANTLY, pregnant-le, ad. Fruitfully, fully.
gage by precedent ties or contracts.
PRE-ENGAGEMENT, pré-en-gådje'mẻnt.
Precedent obligation.

To PRE-ESTABLISH, pré-é-stâb'lish. v. a. To
settle beforehand.

PRE-ESTABLISHMENT, pré-è-stâb'lish-ment:
S. Settlement beforehand.

To PRE-EXIST, pré-égz-ist'. v. n. To exist be

forehand.

of tasting before another.

To PREJUDGE, prè-jâdje'. v. a. To determine
any question beforehand, generally to condemn
beforehand.

To PREJUDICATE, pré-jù'dè-kåte. v. a. To de-
termine beforehand to disadvantage.
Formed
PREJUDICATE, pré-jù'dè-kât. a. 91.
by prejudice, formed before examination; pre-
judiced, prepossessed.

The

FRE-EXISTENCE, pré-êgz-is'tense. s. Existence beforehand, existence of the soul before||PREJUDICATION. prè-jù-dè-kå’shån. s. its union with the body. act of judging beforehand. PRE-EXISTENT, pré-ègz-is'tent. a. Existent PREJUDICE, prêd'jà-dis. s. 142. Prepossesbeforehand, preceding in existence. sion, judgment formed beforehand without exPREFACE, prẻf'fâs. s. 91, 532. Something spo- amination ; mischief, detriment, hurt, injury. To preposken introductory to the main design, introduc-To PREJUDICE, prêd'ju-dis. v. a. sess with unexamined opinions, to fill with pretion, something proemial. judices; to obstruct or injure by prejudices previously raised; to injure, to hurt, to dimin ish, to impair.

Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Buchanan, Perry, and Entick, pronounce the first e in this word short. To PREFACE, prẻf'fâs. v. n. 91. To say something introductory.

To PREFACE, pref'fås. v. a. To introduce by something pröemia); to face, to cover.

PREJUDICIAL, prẻd-jù-dish'él. a. Obstructive by means of opposite prepossessions; contrary, opposite; mischievous, hurtful, injurious, detri

☞ 559.--Fate, får, fåll, fât ;—mê, mêt ;—pine, pîn ;—

PREJUDICIALNESS, prêd-jà-dish'al-nes. s..The
state of being prejudicial.
PRELACY, prêÏ'la-se. s. The dignity or post of
a prelate or ecclesiastick of the highest order;
episcopacy, the order of bishops; bishops.
PRELATE, prêl'lât. s. 91, 532 An ecclesiastick
of the highest order and dignity.

Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Nares,
Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Buchan-
an, Perry, and Entick, pronounce the e in the
first syllable of this word short.
PRELATICAL, pré-låt'tè-kål. a. Relating to
prelates or prelacy.

PŘELATION, prè-la'shân. s. Preference, set-
ting of one above the other.
PRELATURE, prêl'la-ture.
PRELATURESHIP, prêl'lå-túre-ship.
The state or dignity of a prelate.
PRELECTION, pré-lêk'shun. s. Reading, lecture. ||
PRELIBATION, prè-ll-bà'shân. s 530. Taste
beforehand, effusion previous to tasting
PRELIMINARY, pré-lim'è-nâ-rè. a. Previous,
introductory, proemial.
PRELIMINARY, pré-lîm'è-nå-rè. s. Something
previous, preparatory measure.
PRELUDÉ, prêl'ude. s. 532. Some short flight
of musick played before a full concert; some-
thing introductory, something that only shows

F Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Dr.
Kenrick, W. Johnston, Buchanan, Perry, and
Entick, pronounce the e in the first syllable of
this word short.

To PRELUDE, prè-lùde'. v. a. 492. To serve as
an introduction, to be previous to.
PRELUDIOUS, pré-là'jé-üs. a. 293.
introductory.

Previous,

Previous,

Ripe too early, too

PRELUSIVE, prè-lu'siv. a. 158, 428.
introductory, proemial.
PREMATURE, prè-må-ture'. a. 531.
soon, formed before the time, too
soon said or done, too hasty.
PREMATURELY, pré-må-ture'lè. ad. Too early,
too soon, with too hasty ripeness.
PREMATURENESS, pré-mâ-ture'nês.
PREMATURITY, prẻ-mà-từ rẻ tẻ.

s. Too

great haste, unseasonable earliness. To PREMEDITATE, pré-mêd'è-tåte. v. a. To contrive, to form beforehand, to conceive beforehand.

PREMEDITATION, prẻ-med-è-tà'shûn. s. of meditating beforehand.

as infringing some statute; the penalty as in curred; a difficulty, a distress. PREMUNITION, pré-mu-nish'n s An antici pation of objection.

To PRENOMINATE, prè-nôın'ınė-nåte. v. a
To forename.

PRENOMINATION, prè-nôm-mè-nå'shẩn.
The privilege of being named first.
PRENOTION, pré-no'shûn. s. Fore-knowledge,
prescience.

PRENTICE, prên'tis. s. 142. One pound to a
master, in order to instruction in a trade. This
word, says Dr. Johnson, is contracted by collo-
quial license from apprentice.

PRENTICESHIP, prên'tis-ship. s. The servi
tude of an apprentice.

PRENUNCIATION, prè-nân-she-a'shun. s. See
PRONUNCIATION. The act of telling before.
PREOCCUPANCY, pré-ok'ku-pân-sẻ. s. The
act of taking possession before another.
To PREOCCUPATE, prè-ôk'ků-påte. v. a To
anticipate; to prepossess, to fill with prejudice.
PREOCCUPATION, pré-ôk-kù-pa'shan. s. An-
ticipation; prepossession; anticipation of ob-
jection.

To PREOCCUPY, prè-ôk'ků-pl. v. a. To prepos
sess, to occupy by anticipation or prejudice.
To PREOMINÄTÉ, prè-ôm'mè-nåte. v. a. To
prognosticate, to gather from omens any future
113. Opinion

event.

a. To or

PREOPINION, prè-ó-pin'yan. s.
antecedently formed, prepossession.
To PREORDAIN, pré-or-dane'. v.
dain beforehand.
PREORDINANCE, prẻ-&r'dè-nânse. s. Antece-
dent decree, first decree.
PREORDINÁTION, pré-ôr-de-nà'shẳn. s. The
act of preordaining.
PREPARATION, prẻp-ẻr-à'shân. s. 530. The
act of preparing or previously fitting any thing
to any purpose; previous measures; ceremoni
ous introduction; the act of making or fitting
by a regular process; any thing made by pro
cess of operation.

PREPARATIVE, prè-pâr'râ-tiv. a. Having the
power of reparing or qualifying.

PREPARATIVE, pré-pâr'râ-tiv. s. That which has the power of preparing or previously fitting; that which is done in order to something else.

Act||PREPARATIVELY, prẻ-párrả-tiv-lẻ. ad. Pre viously, by way of preparation. PREPARATORY, pré-pâr'rå-tûr-è. a. Antecedently necessary; introductory, previous, antecedent.

To PREMERIT, prẻ-mer'rit. v. a. To deserve
before.

PREMICES, prêm'is-siz. s. First fruits.
PREMIER, préme'vêr. a. 113. First, chief.
This word is used as a substantive for the first
minister of state, inthe British government.
To PREMISE, pré-mize'. v. a. To explain pre-
viously, to lay down premises; to send before
the time. In this last sense not in use.
PREMISES, prêm'is-siz. s. 99. Propositions

For the o, see DOMESTICK.

antecedently supposed or proved: in law lan-To PREPARE, pré-påre'. v. n. guage, houses or lands.

PREMISS,prém is. s. An antecedent proposition.

As the singular ends with ss, the preceding
word in the plural ought to have ss also.
PREMIUM, prè'mè-din. s. Something given to
invite a loan or bargain; a reward proposed.
To PREMONISH, pre-mon'nish. v. a. To warn
or admonish beforehand.
PREMONISHMENT, prè-môn'nish-mênt. s. Pre-
vious information.

PREMONITION, prẻ-mo-nish'âu. s. Previous
notice, previous intelligence.
PREMONITORY, pré-mon'ne-tûr-è. a. Previous-
ly advising.

For the last o, see DOMESTICK.
To PREMONSTRATE, prè-môn'stråte. v. a. To
show beforehand.

PREMUNIRE, prêm'mů-ni-rẻ. s. A writ in the common law, whereby a penalty is incurrible,

any

To PREPARE, pré-påre'. v. a. To fit for
thing, to adjust to any use, to make ready for
any purpose; to qualify for any purpose; to
make ready beforehand; to form, to make; to
make by regular process, as, he Prepared a
medicine.
To take pre
vious measures; to make every thing ready, ta
put things in order; to make one's self ready,
to put himself in a state of expectation.
PREPAREDLY, prẻ-på'rêd-lè. ad. 364. By pro-
per precedent measures.
PREPAREDNESS, prè-pá'rêd-nês. s. State or
act of being prepared.

PREPARER, pré-på'rår. s. 98. One that pre-
pares, one that previously fits; that which fits
for any thing.

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PREPENSE, pré-pense'.
PREPENSED, pré-penst'. 359.
a. Fore
thought, preconceived, contrived beforehand,
as, Malice prepense.

To PREFONDER, pré-pôn'dêr. v. a. To out-
weigh.

PREPONDERANCE, pré-pôn'der-ânse.
PREPONDERANCY, prè-pôn'dêr-ân-sè.
Superiority of weight,

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nò̟, môve, når, nôt ;—tùbe, tab, båll ;-dîl, pôånd ;-thin, TAIS.

PREPONDERANT, pré-pôn'der-ânt. a. Out-|| PRESCRIPTION, prè-skrip'shûn. s. Rules pro

weighing.—Mason.

To PREPONDERATE, prè-pôn'dêr-åte. v. a. To
outweigh, to overpower by weight; to overpow-
er by stronger influence.

TO PŘEPONDERATE, pré-pôn'dêr-åte. v. n.
To exceed in weight; to exceed in influence or
power analogous to weight.
PREPONDERATION, pré-pón-dêr-å'shûn. s.
The state of outweighing.

To PREPOSE, prè-poze'. v. a. To put before.
PREPOSITION, prêp-pò-zỉsh'ân. s. In Gram-
mar, a particle governing a case.
PREPOSITOR, pré-pôz'zît-år. s.
A scholar ap-
pointed by the master to overlook the rest.
See CONSTRUE.

duced and authorized by custom, custom continued till it has the force of law; medical receipt.

PRESEANCE, prè-sè'ånse. s. Priority of place in sitting.

PRESENCE, prêz'zense. s. State of being present; state of being in the view of a superiour; a number assembled before a great person port, air, mien, demeanour; readiness at need, quickness at expedients; the person of a supePRESENCE-CHAMBER, prêz'zêns-tshảm

riour.

bår.

PRESENCE-ROOM, prêz'zêns-rôôm.

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The room in which a great person receives

company.

PRESENSATION, prè-sen-så'shûn. s. Precon-
ception.-Mason.

PRESENSION, prè-sen'shân. s. Perception be-
Not absent, being

forehand.

To PREPOSSESS, pré-pôz-zês'. v. a. 531. To
fill with an opinion unexamined, to prejudice.
PREPOSSESSION, pré-poz-zêsh'ân. s. Pre-
occupation, first possession; prejudice, precon-
ceived opinion.
PREPOSTEROUS, pré-pôs'tår-ås a. Having||PRESENT, prêz'zent. a.
that first which ought to be the last, wrong, ab-
surd, perverted: applied to persons, foolish, ab-
surd.

PREPOSTEROUSLY, prè-pôs'tår-ås-lè. ad. In
a wrong situation, absurdly.

PREPOSTEROUSNESS, pré-pôs'tẻr-ås-nês. s.
Absurdity, wrong order.

PREPOTENCY, prẻ-poten-sẻ. 8. Superiour
power, predominance

PREPUCE, prè'puse. s. That which covers the glans, foreskin.

To PREREQUIRE, prè-rè-kwire'. v a. To demand previously.

PREREQUISITE, prè-rêk'kwiz-it. a. Something previously necessary.

PŘEROGATIVE, prè-rôg'gå-tiv. s. An exclusive or peculiar privilege.

face to face, being at hand; not past, not_future; ready at hand, quick in emergencies; favourably attentive, propitious; unforgotten, not abstracted, not absent of mind, attentive. The present; an elliptical expression for the present time, the time now existing. At pre sent; at the present time, now. PRESENT, prêz'zent. s. A gift, a donative, something ceremoniously given; a letter or mandate exhibited.

To PRESENT, prè-zênt'. v. a. 492. To place in the presence of a superiour; to exhibit to view or notice; to offer, to exhibit; to give formally and ceremoniously; to put into the hands of another; to favour with gifts; to prefer to ecclesiastical benefices; to offer openly; to lay before a court of judicature, as an object of in quiry.

PREROGATIVED, pre-rôg'gå-tiv'd. a. 359. Having an exclusive privilege, having preroga- PRESENTABLE, prẻ-zẻnt'â-bl. a. What may be presented.

tive.

PRESAGE, prés'sadje. s. 492, 532. Prognos-PRESENTANEOUS, prêz-zên-tà'nè-ûs. a. Rea· tick, presension of futurity. dy, quick, immediate.

Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, and Entick, pronounce the e in the first syllable of this word short; and Dr. Kenrick and W. Johnston make it long. To PRESAGE, prè-sådje'. v. a.

To forebode, to foreknow, to foretell, to prophesy; to foretoken, to foreshow.

PRESENTATION, prez-zen-tà'shun. s. The act
of presenting; the act of offering any one to an
ecclesiastical benefice; exhibition.
Such as
PRESENTATIVE, pré-zën'tå-tiv. a.
that presentations may be made of it.
PRESENTEE, prêz-zeň-tèè'. s. One presented
One that

to a benefice.

98. Fore- PRESENTER, pré-zên'tår. s.

PRESAGEMENT, prè-sådje'ment. s. bodement, presension; foretoken. PRESBYTÉR, prẻz'bè-têr. s. A priest; a pres

byterian.

PRESBYTERIAN, prêz-bè-té'rè-ân. a. Consist-
ing of elders, a term for a modern form of
ecclesiastical government.
PRESBYTERIAN, prêz-bè-tè'rè-ân. S. An
abettor of presbytery or calvinistical discipline.
PRESBYTERY, prêz’bè-têr-è. s. Body of elders,
whether priests or laymen.

PRESCIENCE, prè'she-ense. s. 532. Foreknow-
ledge, knowledge of future things.
PREŠCIENT, prè'shè-ênt. a. 357. Foreknow-
ing, prophetick.

PRESCIOUS, prè'shè-ås. a. Having foreknowledge.

To PRESCIND, prè-sînd'. v. a To cut off, to

abstract.

presents,

PRESENTIAL, prè-zen'shâl. a. Supposing ac-
tual presence.
State

PRESENTIALITY, prè-zên-shè-âl'è-tè. s.
of being present.
PRESENTIFICK, prẻz-zên-tif'fik. a. Making
present.

PRESENTIFICKLY, prêz-zên-tîf'fîk-lè. ad. 509
So as to make present.
s. Pre-
PRESENTIMENT, prè-sên'tè-mênt.
vious idea.-Mason.
PRESENTLY, prêz'zênt-lè. ad. At present, at
this time, now; immediately, soon after.
PRESENTMENT, pré-zênt'ment. s. The act
of presenting; any thing presented or exhibit-
ed, representation: in Law, the form of laying
any thing before a court of judicature for ex-
amination.

PRESCINDENT, pré-sind'ênt. a. Abstracting. PRESENTNESS, prêz'zent-nês. s. Presence of To PRESCRIBE, prè-skribe'. v. a. To set down mind, quickness at emergencies. authoritatively, to order, to direct; to direct|| PRESERVATION, prëz-zêr-vá'shun. s. medically.

I 559.-Fate, får, fåll, fåt;-mè, mêt ;~plnc, pin ;

Airo

PRESERVE, prẻ-zêrv'. s. Fruit preserved whole || PRESUMPTUOUS, prẻ-zům'tshå-ås. a. gant, confident, insolent; irreverent with respect to holy things.

in sugar.

PRESERVER, prẻ-zérv'år. s.

One who pre

serves, one who keeps from ruin or mischief;
he who makes preserves of fruit.

Jo PRESIDE, pre-side'. v. n. 447. To be set
over, to have authority over.
PRESÍDENCY, prêzzè-dẻn-sẻ. s. Superinten

dence.

PRESIDENT, prêz'zè-dẻnt. s. One placed with
authority over others, one at the head of others;
governour, prefect.

PRESIDENTSHIP, prêz'zè-dênt-ship. s. The
office and place of president.
PRESIDIAL, prè-sid'jè-ål. a. 293. Relating to a
garrison.

PRESS, prés. v. a. To squeeze, to crush; to distress; to constrain, to compel to drive by violence; to affect strongly; to enforce, to inculcate with argument and importunity; to urge, to bear strongly on; to compress, to hug, as embracing; to act upon with weight; to force into military service.

We frequently hear this word pronounced in three syllables, by corrupting and contracting the two last syllables into shus, as if written prezumshus: but correct speakers carefully pre serve these syllables distinct, and pronounce them like the verb to chew, and the pronoun us. See UNCTUOus.

PRESUMPTUOUSLY, prè-zâm'tskù-as-lè. ad
Arrogantly, irreverently; with vain and ground-
less confidence in Divine favour.
PRESUMPTUOUSNESS, prè-zům'tshd-as-nês
s. Confidence, irreverence.
PRESUPPOSAL, prè-sup-po'zål. s. 531. Suppo-
sal previously formed.

To PRESUPPOSE, prè-sâp-pòze'. v. a. To sup-
pose as previous.
PRESUPPOSITION, pré-sâp-pỏ zỉsh'ân. s. Sup
position previously formed.

PRESURMISE, pré-sår-mize'. s. Surmise previ-
ously formed.

grounded upon fictitious postulates; the act of showing or alleging what is not real; assump tion, claim to notice; claim true or false; some thing threatened or held out to terrify.

To PRESS, prês. v. n. To act with compulsive||PRETENCE, pré-tense'. s. A false argument violence, to urge, to distress; to go forward with violence to any object; to make invasion, to encroach; to crowd, to throng; to come unseasonably or importunately; to urge with vehemence and importunity; to act upon or influence. To press upon; to invade, to push against.

PRESS, prês. s. The instrument by which any thing is crushed or squeezed; the instrument by which books are printed; crowd, tumalt, throng; a kind of wooden case or frame for clothes and other uses; a commission to force || men into military service.

PRESSBED, prẻs'bed. s. Bed so formed as to be shut up in a case.

PRESSER, prés'sår. s. 98. One that presses or works at a press.

PRESSGANG, prés'gång. s. A crew employed

to force men into naval service.

To PRETEND, prẻ-tênd' v. a. To make an appearance of having, to allege falsely; to show hypocritically; to hold out as a delusive appearance; to claim.

To PRETEND, prẻ-tênd'. v. n. To put in a claim truly or falsely; to presume on ability to do any thing, to profess presumptuously. PRETENDER, pré-tênd'år. s. 98. One who lays claim to any thing.

PRETENDINGLY, pre-tênding-lè. ad. Arrogantly, presumptuously. PRETENSION, prè-tën'shûn. s. Claim true or false; fictitious appearance. PRETÉRIMPERFECT, prè-têr-im-pêr'fêkt. a. The tense not perfectly past. PRETERIT, prè'têr-ît. a. Past. PRETERITÍON, pré-têr-rish'ân. s. The act of PRESSION, presh'ân. s. The act of pressing. going past, the state of being past. PRESSMAŃ, prẻs'mắn. s. 88. One who forces | PRETERITNESS, prè'têr-lt-nês. s. State of another into service, one who forces away; one being past, not presence, not futurity. who makes the impression of print by the press,||PRETERLÁPSÉD, pré-têr-lâpst'. a. Past and distinct from the Compositor, who ranges the types.

PRESSINGLY, prês'sing-lè. ad. With force, closely.

PRESSMONEY, prês'mån-è. s. Money given to a soldier when he is taken or forced away into the service.

PRESSURE, prêsh'shure. s. 450. The act of pressing or crushing; the state of being pressed or crushed; force acting against any thing. gravitation, pression, violence inflicted, oppression; affliction; grievance, distress; impression, stamp, character made by impression. PRESTO, prés'to. s. Quick, at once. PRESUMABLY, pré-zů'mâ-ble. ad. Without

examination.

To PRESUME, prè-zůme'. v. n. 454. To sup-
pose, to believe previously without examination;
to suppose, to affirm without immediate proof;
to venture without positive leave; to form con-
fident or arrogant opinions; to make confident
or arrogant attempts.
PRESUMER. prè-zů'mår. s. 98. One who pre-
supposes, an arrogant person.
PRESUMPTION, pre-zum'shan. s. 412. Sup-
position previously forined; confidence ground-
ed on any thing presupposed; an argument
strong, but not demonstrative; arrogance,
confidence blind and adventurous, presump-
tucusness; unreasonable confidence in Divine
favour.

gone.

PRETERMISSION, prè-têr-mish'ân. s. The act of omitting.

a

To PRETERMIT, pre-têr-mit'. v. a. To pass by
PRETERNATURAL, prẻ-têr-nât'tshd-rál.
Different from what is natural, irregular.
PRETERNATURALLY, pré-ter-nat'tshù-râl-é
ad. In a manner different from the common or-
der of nature.

PRETERNATURALNESS, prẻ-têr-nât'tshù-râl-
Manner different from the order of

nês. a. nature.

PRETERPERFECT, pre-têr-pêr'fêkt. a. A grammatical term applied to the tense which denotes time absolutely past. PRETERPLUPERFECT, prè-têr-plå’pêr-fêkt. The grammatical epithet for the tense denoting time relatively past, or past before some other past time.

a. The

PRETEXT, pré-tekst'. s. Pretence, false ap-
pearance, false allegation.
PŘETEXTA, prẻ-têks tå. s. The robe that was
worn by the youths of old Rome under seven
teen years of age.-Mason.
PRETOR, pre'tor. s. 166. The Roman judge
it is now sometimes taken for a mayor.
PRETORIAN, prẻ-tò'rè-ân. a. Judicial, exer
cised by the pretor.

PRETTILY, prit'tè-lè. ad Neatly, pleasingly. PRESUMPTIVE, prẻ-zain'tîv. a. Taken by pre-PRETTINESS, prit'tè-nês. s. Beauty without

vious supposition; supposed, as, the Piesumptive heir, opposed to the Heir apparent; confident, arrogant, presumptuous.

—nò, môve, når, nôt;—tåbe, tâb, båll ;-811,-påûnd ;—thin, THIS.

year.

PŘICKLE, prik'kl. s. 405. A small sharp point,

like that of a brier.

PRICKLINESS, prîk'lè-nês. s. Fulness of sharp points.

PRICKLOUSE, prîk'lôåse. s. A word of contempt

■ kind of diminutive contempt in poetry and in|| PRICKET, prîk'kit. 8. 99. A buck in his second conversation; not very small. PRETTY, prit'tè. ad. In some degree. To PREVAIL, pré-våle'. v. n. To be in force, to have effect, to have power, to have influence; to overcome; to gain the superiority; to gain influence, to operate effectually; to persuade or induce by entreaty, PREVAILING, pré-va'ling: a. Predominant, having most influence. PREVAILMENT, pré-våle'ment. s. Prevalence. PREVALENCE, prev vå-lense. PREVALENCY, prðvvà-lên-sẻ.

s. Su

periority, influence, predominance. PREVALENT, prẻv'vå-lent. a. Victorious, gaining superiority; predominant, powerful. PREVALENTLÝ, prẻvva-lént-lẻ. ad. Powerfully, forcibly.

TO PŘEVARICATE, pré-vâr'rẻ-kåte. v. n. To cavil, to quibble, to shuffle.

PREVARICATION, prè-vâr-rè-kå'shûn. s. Shuf-
fle, cavil.

PREVARICATOR, prè-vår'rè-kå-tår. s. 521.
A caviller, a shuffler.

To PREVÉNE, prè-vène'. v. a. To hinder.
PREVENIENT, prè-vè'nè-ẻnt. a. Preceding,
going before, preventive.
To PREVENT, prẻ-vênt'.

a. To go before as a guide, to go before, making the way easy; to go before, to anticipate; to pre-occupy, to pre-engage, to attempt first; to hinder, to ob viate, to obstruct. This last is almost the only sense now used.

PREVENTER, pre-vent'år. s. One that goes before; one that hinders, an hinderer, an obstructer.

for a tavlor.

PRICKSONG, prik'sông. s. Song set to musick.
Obsolete.

PRICKLY, prîk'lè. a. Full of sharp points.
PRICKWOOD, prik’wüd. s. A tree.
PRIDE, pride. s. Inordinate and unreasonable
self-esteem; insolence, rude treatment of
others; dignity of manner, loftiness of air
generous elation of heart; elevation, dignitz;
ornament, show, decoration; splendour, oste
tation; the state of a female beast soliciting the
male.

To PRIDE, pride. v. a. To make proud, to rate
himself high. Used only with the reciprocal
One who inquires too

pronoun.

PRIER, prl'år. s. 416

narrowly.

PRIEST, préést. s. 275. One who officiates in sacred offices; one of the second order in the hierarchy, above a deacon, below a bishop. PRIESTCRAFT, prèèst'kräft. S. Religious

frauds.

PRIESTESS, prèèst'tês. s. A woman who offi-
ciates in Heathen rites.
PRIESTHOOD, prèèst'hůd. s. The office and
character of a priest; the order of men set
apart for holy offices; the second order of th
PRIESTLİNESS, prèèst lẻ-nês. s. The appear
ance or manner of a priest.

PREVENTION, prẻ-vên'shân. s. The act of going before; pre-occupation; anticipation ;PRIESTLY, prèèst'lè. a. Becoming a priest, sa hinderance, obstruction; prejudice, prepossession.

PREVENTIONAL, prè-vẻn'shôn-âl. a. Tend-
ing to prevention.

PREVENTIVE, prè-vent'iv. a 157. Tending to
hinder; preservative, hindering ill.
PREVENTIVE, prè-vent'iv. s. A preservative,
that which prevents, an antidote.
PREVENTIVELY, prè vêntiv-lè. ad. In such
a manner as tends to prevention.
PREVIOUS, prè’vè-ûs. a. 314. Antecedent, go-
ing before, prior.

PREVIOUSLY, prè'vè-ûs-lè. ad. Beforehand,
antecedently.

PREVIOUSNESS, prè'vè-as-nês. s. Antece

dence.

PREY, prà. s. 269. Something to be devoured, something to be seized, plunder; ravage, depredation. Animal of Prey, is an animal that lives on other animais.

To PREY, prå. v. n. To feed by violence; to plunder, to rob; to corrode, to waste. PREYER, prå ́år. s. 98. Robber, devourer, plunderer.

PRIAPISM, prl'å-pizm. s. A preternatural tension.

cerdotal, belonging to a priest. PRIESTRIDDEN, prèèst'rid-d'n. a. 103. Ma naged or governed by priests.

PRIG, prig. s. A pert, conceited, saucy, prag matical, little fellow.

PRILL, pril. s. A brit or turbot; commonly pro nounced Brill.

FRIM, prím. a. Formal, precise, affectedly nice. To PRIM, prim. v. a. To deck up precisely, to form to an affected nicety.

PRIMACY, pri'mâ-sè. s. The chief ecclesiasti

cal station.

Mr. Elphinstone is the only orthöepist who gives the short sound to i in this word. Per haps no one understands the analogies of our language better; but in this and several other words he overturns the very foundation of lan guage, which is general custom. I am well acquainted with the shortening power of the antepenultimate accent, 535; and if custom were wavering, this ought to decide; but in this word, and primary, custom is uniform, and precludes all appeal to analogy.

PRIMAL, prima!. a. First. A word not in use
PRIMARILY, pri'mâ-rè-lè. ad. Originally, in

the first intention.

PRICE, prise. s. 467. Equivalent paid for any PRIMARINESS, prl'mâ-rè-nês. s. The state of thing; value, estimation, supposed excellence; being first in act or intention. rate at which any thing is sold; reward, thing,||PRIMARY, prl'må-rẻ. a. First in intentioa, purchased at any rate. original, first; first in dignity, chief, principal. Tô PRICK, prik. v. a. To pierce with a small See PRIMACY. puncture; to erect with an acuminated point;||PRIMATE, prl'måt. s. 91. The chief ecclesito set up the ears; to nominate by a puncture or mark; to spur, to goad, to impel, to incite; to pain, to pierce with remorse; to mark a tune. PRIČK, prîk. v. n. To dress one's self for show;|| to come upon the spur.

PRICK, prik. s. A sharp slender instrument, any
thing by which a puncture is made; a thorn in
the mind, a teasing and tormenting thought,
remorse of conscience; a puncture; the print
of a deer or hare in the ground.
PRICKER, prîk'kår. s. 98. A sharp-pointed in-
strument; a light horseinan.

astick.

PRIMATESHIP, prl'måt-ship. s. The dignity or office of a primate.

PRIME, prline. s. The dawn, the morning; the
beginning, the early days; the best part; the
spring of life; spring; the height of perfection;
the first part, the beginning.

PRIME, prime. a. Early, blooming principal,
first rate; first, original; excellent.
To PRIME, prime. v. a. To put in the first pow
der, to put powder in the pan of a gun, to lay
the first colours on in painting.