préférablement, adv., preferably.
préférence, n.f., preference. De —; in preference.
préférer, v.a., to prefer, to choose.
préfet, n.m., (Rom. antiq.) prefect; chief administrator of each department in France. — des études; vice-principal (of schools). — de police; chief commissioner of police. — maritime; naval commander-in-chief (of a district).
préfète, n.f., “préfet’s” wife.
préfinir, v.a., (jur.) to fix a term, or a delay, to limit, to prearrange, to appoint.
préfix (-fiks), -e, adj., (jur.) prefixed, appointed.
préfixe, n.m. and adj., (gram.) prefix; prefixed.
préfixion, n.f., (jur.) settled time, prefixion.
préfloraison, n.f., (bot.) prefloration.