pret.

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Pret′erist, one who holds the prophecies of the Apocalypse already fulfilled; Pret′eriteness.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various
Preterite, pret′ėr-it, adj. gone by: past: noting the past tense.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various
Gentle as she was in her ordinary demeanour, Pret was a terrible Cat when she saw cause, and was undaunted by size or numbers.
The Book of Cats | Charles H. Ross
At the sound of a thunderclap poor Pret would fly to her mistress for succour, trembling in every limb.
The Book of Cats | Charles H. Ross
The verbs of this class belong to the sixth ablaut-series ( 12), and accordingly have a in the present; uo in the pret.
A Middle High German Primer | Joseph Wright

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