Præ- Præ- A prefix. See Pre- .
Præcava Præ"ca`va noun [ New Latin See
Pre- , and 1st
Cave .]
(Anat.) The superior vena cava. --
Præ"ca`val adjective B. G. Wilder.
Præcipe Præc"i·pe noun [ Latin , imperative of
praecipere to give rules or precepts. See
Precept .]
(Law) (a) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. (b) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued. Wharton.
Præcoces Præ"co·ces noun plural [ New Latin See
Precocious .]
(Zoology) A division of birds including those whose young are able to run about when first hatched.
Præcocial Præ·co"cial adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Præcoces.
Præcognita Præ·cog"ni·ta noun plural [ Latin
praecognitus , past participle of
praecognoscere to foreknow. See
Pre- , and
Cognition .]
This previously known, or which should be known in order to understand something else.
Præcommissure Præ·com"mis·sure noun [ Prefix
præ + commissure .]
(Anat.) A transverse commissure in the anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain; the anterior cerebral commissure.
Præcoracoid Præ·cor"a·coid noun (Anat.) See Precoracoid .
Præcordia Præ·cor"di·a noun [ Latin , from
prae before +
cor ,
cordis , the heart.]
(Anat.) The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium.
Præcordial Præ·cor"di·al adjective (Anat.) Same as Precordial .
Præcornu Præ·cor"nu noun ;
plural Præcornua . [ New Latin See
Pre- , and
Cornu .]
(Anat.) The anterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder.
Prædial Præ"di·al adjective See Predial .
Præfloration Præ`flo·ra"tion noun Same as Prefloration . Gray.
Præfoliation Præ·fo`li·a"tion noun Same as Prefoliation . Gray.
Præmaxilla Præ`max·il"la noun See Premaxilla .
Præmolar Præ·mo"lar adjective See Premolar .
Præmorse Præ·morse" adjective Same as Premorse .
Præmunire Præm`u·ni"re noun [ Corrupted from Latin
praemonere to forewarn, cite. See
Admonish .]
(Eng. Law) (a) The offense of introducing foreign authority into England, the penalties for which were originally intended to depress the civil power of the pope in the kingdom. (b) The writ grounded on that offense. Wharton. (c) The penalty ascribed for the offense of præmunire . Wolsey incurred a præmunire , and forfeited his honor, estate, and life.
South. » The penalties of
præmunire were subsequently applied to many other offenses; but prosecutions upon a
præmunire are at this day unheard of in the English courts.
Blackstone.
Præmunire Præm`u·ni"re transitive verb 1. To subject to the penalties of præmunire. [ Obsolete]
T. Ward.
Præmunitory Præ·mu"ni·to·ry adjective See Premunitory .
Prænares Præ·na"res noun plural [ New Latin See
Pre- ,
Nares .]
(Anat.) The anterior nares. See Nares . B. G. Wilder.
Prænasal Præ·na"sal adjective (Anat.) Same as Prenasal .
Prænomen Præ·no"men noun ;
plural Prænomina . [ Latin , from
prae before +
nomen name.]
(Rom. Antiq.) The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name , as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.
Prænominical Præ`no·min"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to a prænomen. [ Obsolete]
M. A. Lower.
Præoperculum Præ`o·per"cu·lum noun [ New Latin ]
(Anat.) Same as Preoperculum . --
Præ`o*per"cu*lar ,
adjective
Præoral Præ·o"ral noun ,
Præ*pu"bis noun ,
Præ*scap"u*la noun ,
Præ*scu"tum
Præter- Præ"ter- A prefix. See Preter- .
Præterist Præt"er·ist noun (Theol.) See Preterist .
Prætermit Præ`ter·mit" transitive verb See Pretermit .
Prætexta Præ·tex"ta noun ;
plural Prætextæ , English
Prætextas . [ Latin (sc.
toga ), from
praetextus , past participle of
praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border;
prae before +
texere to weave.]
(Rom. Antiq.) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis , or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
Prætor Præ"tor noun See Pretor .
Prætores Præ·to"res noun plural [ New Latin See
Pretor .]
(Zoology) A division of butterflies including the satyrs.
Prætorian Præ·to"ri·an adjective See Pretorian .
Prætorium Præ·to"ri·um noun See Pretorium .
Præzygapophysis Præ·zyg`a·poph"y·sis noun (Anat.) Same as Prezygapophysis .
Psalm Psalm noun [ Middle English
psalm ,
salm , Anglo-Saxon
sealm , Latin
psalmus ,
psalma , from Greek ..., ..., from ... to pull, twitch, to play upon a stringed instrument, to sing to the harp: confer Old French
psalme ,
salme , French
psaume .]
1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. Humus devout and holy psalms
Singing everlastingly.
Milton. 2. Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.
Psalm Psalm transitive verb To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises. Sylvester.
Psalmist Psalm"ist noun [ Latin
psalmista , Greek ...: confer French
psalmiste . See
Psalm .]
1. A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms. 2. (R. C. Ch.) A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church.
Psalmistry Psalm"ist·ry noun The use of psalms in devotion; psalmody.
Psalmodic, Psalmodical Psal·mod"ic, Psal·mod"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
psalmodique .]
Relating to psalmody.
Psalmodist Psal"mo·dist noun One who sings sacred songs; a psalmist.
Psalmodize Psal"mo·dize intransitive verb To practice psalmody. " The
psalmodizing art."
J. G. Cooper.
Psalmody Psal"mo·dy noun [ Greek ...; ... psalm + ... a song, an ode: confer French
psalmodie , Late Latin
psalmodia . See
Psalm , and
Ode .]
The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs; also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms.
Psalmograph Psal"mo·graph noun [ See
Psalmographer .]
A writer of psalms; a psalmographer.
Psalmographer, Psalmographist Psal·mog"ra·pher, Psal·mog"ra·phist noun [ Latin
psalmographus , Greek ...; ... a psalm + ... to write.]
A writer of psalms, or sacred songs and hymns.
Psalmography Psal·mog"ra·phy noun [ Confer French
psalmographie .]
The act or practice of writing psalms, or sacred songs.
Psalter Psal"ter noun [ Middle English
psauter ,
sauter , Old French
sautier ,
psaltier , French
psautier , from Latin
psalterium . See
Psaltery .]
1. The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed. 2. Specifically, the Book of Psalms as printed in the Book of Common Prayer; among the Roman Catholics, the part of the Breviary which contains the Psalms arranged for each day of the week. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms.
Psalterial Psal·te"ri·al adjective Of or pertaining to the psalterium.
Psalterium Psal·te"ri·um noun ;
plural Psalteria . [ Latin , a psaltery.]
(Anat.) (a) The third stomach of ruminants. See Manyplies . (b) The lyra of the brain.
Psaltery Psal"ter·y noun ;
plural Psalteries . [ Middle English
sautrie , Old French
psalterie , French
psaltérion , Latin
psalterium psaltery, psalter, from Greek ..., from .... See
Psalm ,
Psalter .]
A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known. Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
Ps. xxxiii. 2.
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