preordinance

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noun

Antecedent decree or determination; a rule previously established.

OriginEnglish ordinance ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpreordinance (plural preordinances)

plural preordinances

  1. Antecedent decree or determination; a rule previously established.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishordinance
  10. Englishpreordinance

From pre- + ordinance.

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APA

preordinance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preordinance

MLA

“preordinance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preordinance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preordinance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preordinance.

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