Root : Pre
means before.
Origin: Latin; ‘prae’
PRECEDE
verb
>> come before (something) in time.
>>> come before in order or position.
>>> go in front or ahead of.
Usage :
During the fight, a gun battle preceded the explosions.
You must take time to read the chapters that precede the assignment.
PRECENTOR
noun
a person who leads a congregation in its singing or (in a synagogue) prayers.
Usage :
The precentor was the first one to start singing before any body else in the church.
PREPOSITION
noun (Used in : Grammar)
a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.
Usage:
… the man on the platform.
… she arrived after dinner.
… what did you do it for ?
PREAMBLE
noun
>> a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.
>>> the introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification.
Usage:
I gave him the bad news without preamble.
What Mary did today was just a preamble of things you are yet to see.
PREARRANGE
verb
>> arrange or agree upon (something) in advance.
Usage :
Did she have a prearranged meeting?
The meeting for negotiations were prearranged.
PREBEND
noun
>> the portion of the revenues of a cathedral or collegiate church formerly granted to a canon or member of the chapter as his stipend.
>>> the property from which such a stipend was derived.
>>> the tenure of this as a benefice.
Usage :
The castle was granted as a prebend to his ancestors for their selfless duties towards the kingdom.
PREBUTTAL
noun
>> (in politics) a response formulated in anticipation of a criticism; a preemptive rebuttal.
Usage :
The statement was a prebuttal to the president’s weekly address to the nation to be released on Saturday.
The prebuttal has already begun, lest Washington consider going the route of the British government.
PRECEPT
noun
>> a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought.
>> a writ or warrant.
Usage :
There is legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty.
Children can learn far more by example than by precept.