PRETERITIVE
Pre*ter"i*tive, a. (Gram.)
Defn: Used only or chiefly in the preterit or past tenses, as certain verbs.
PRETERITNESS
Pret"er*it*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being past. Bentley. Lowell.
PRETERLAPSED Pre`ter*lapsed", a. Etym: [L. praeterlapsus, p. p. of praeterlabi to glide by. See Preter-, Lapse.]
Defn: Past; as, preterlapsed ages. [R.] Glanvill.
PRETERLEGAL
Pre`ter*le"gal, a. Etym: [Pref. preter- + legal.]
Defn: Exceeding the limits of law. [R.]
PRETERMISSION
Pre`ter*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. praetermissio. See Pretermit.]
1. The act of passing by or omitting; omission. Milton.