prenominate
Americanadjective
verb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of prenominate
First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin praenōminātus, past participle of praenōmināre “to name beforehand”; see origin at pre-, nominate
Example Sentences
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In the prenominate crimes, The youth you breath of guilty, be assur'd He closes with you in this consequence: Good sir, or so, or friend, or Gentleman.
From Hamlet by Shakespeare, William
Think'st thou to catch my life so pleasantly As to prenominate in nice conjecture Where thou wilt hit me dead?
From Troilus and Cressida by Shakespeare, William
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