Syn.
— Absurd; perverted; wrong; irrational; foolish; monstrous. See
Absurd.
— Pre*pos"ter*ous*ly, adv. -Pre*pos"ter*ous*ness, n.
PREPOSTOR
Pre*pos"tor n.
Defn: See Prepositor.
PREPOTENCY
Pre*po"ten*cy, n. Etym: [L. praepotentia: cf. F. prépotence.]
1. The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
PREPOTENT
Pre*po"tent a. Etym: [L. praepotens. See Pre-, and Potent.]
1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. Plaifere.
2. (Biol.)