Defn: Previous assurance. Coleridge.
PREATAXIC
Pre`a*tax"ic, a. (Med.)
Defn: Occurring before the symptom ataxia has developed; — applied to the early symptoms of locomotor ataxia.
PREAUDIENCE
Pre*au"di*ence, n. (Eng. Law)
Defn: Precedence of rank at the bar among lawyers. Blackstone.
PREAXIAL
Pre*ax"i*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated in front of any transverse axis in the body of an animal; anterior; cephalic; esp., in front, or on the anterior, or cephalic (that is, radial or tibial) side of the axis of a limb.
PREBEND Pre"bend, n. Etym: [F. prébende (cf. It. & Sp. prebenda), from L. praebenda, from L. praebere to hold forth, afford, contr. fr. praehibere; prae before + habere to have, hold. See Habit, and cf. Provender.]
1. A payment or stipend; esp., the stipend or maintenance granted to a prebendary out of the estate of a cathedral or collegiate, church with which he is connected. See Note under Benefice.
2. A prebendary. [Obs.] Bacon. Dignitary prebend, one having jurisdiction annexed to it. — Simple prebend, one without jurisdiction.