2. (Roman Law)
Defn: A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.
3. One who betrays or abuses a trust. Prynne.
PREVE
Preve, v. i. & i.
Defn: To prove. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PREVE
Preve, n.
Defn: Proof. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PREVENANCE
Prev"e*nance, n. Etym: [F. prévenance.] (Metaph.)
Defn: A going before; anticipation in sequence or order. "The law of prevenance is simply the well-known law of phenomenal sequence." Ward.
PREVENANCY
Prev"e*nan*cy, n.