prefidence

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noun

The quality or state of being prefident.

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Meanings

nounprefidence (usually uncountable, plural prefidences)

plural prefidences

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyThe quality or state of being prefident.

    For being uſually miſtaken for vvant of patient tryal, they ſay vvhat they think, and are not to be much believed in their prefidence.

    1681, Richard Baxter, “What are Mens Duties to Each Other as Elder and Yonger”, in Compassionate Counsel to All Young-Men. […], London: […] T. S. and are to be sold by B. Simmons, and Jonath[an] Greenwood, […], published 1682, →OCLC, §. 7, paragraph 4, page 186
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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