[ Praty], adj. pretty, elegantulus, Prompt.; prestans, Cath.; pretie, scitus, facetus, Manip.; prately, adv., CM.—Cp. Late Lat. practicus, ‘peritus’ (Ducange).

[ Prayabill], adj. to be entreated, H.

[ Prayen], v. to pray, PP; see [Preyen].

[ Prechen], v. to preach, C2.—OF. precher (prescher); Lat. praedicare.

[ Prechour], sb. preachers, PP; prechoures, pl., PP, S3.—OF. precheör; Lat. praedicatorem.

[ Predicament], sb. in logic, one of the most general classes into which things can be distributed; predicamentes, pl., S3.—Schol. Lat. praedicamentum.

[ Prees], sb.; see [Presse].

[ Preie], sb. prey, S; pray, Prompt., PP; prayes, pl., spoils, S2.—OF. preie (mod. proie); Late Lat. prēda; Lat. praeda); cp. AF. praie.

[ Prente], sb. print, impression, SkD; prent, S3; preynt, Prompt.; prynte, PP, W.—OF. preint, pp. of preindre; Lat. premere, to press.

[ Prenten], v. to print, impress, CM; preentyn, Prompt.