Meanings
adjectivepreordinate (not comparable)
- not comparableobsoletepreordained
I may resiste agayne celestiall influence preordinate by prouidence diuine
1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC - not comparableEstablished beforehand; predetermined.
preordinate design
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preordinate approach
preordinate evaluation
Origin
- Latinpraeordinatus
- Englishpreordinate
From Latin praeordinatus.
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preordinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preordinate
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preordinate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preordinate.
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