PREVERTEBRAL
Pre*ver"te*bral, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated immediately in front, or on the ventral side, of the vertebral column; prespinal.
PREVIOUS Pre"vi*ous, a. Etym: [L. praevius going before, leading the way; prae before + via the way. See Voyage.]
Defn: Going before in time; being or happening before something else;
antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.
The dull sound . . . previous to the storm, Rolls o'er the muttering
earth. Thomson.
Previous question. (Parliamentary Practice) See under Question, and
compare Closure.
— Previous to, before; — often used adverbially for previously.
"Previous to publication." M. Arnold. "A policy . . . his friends had
advised previous to 1710." J. H. Newman.
Syn.
— Antecedent; preceding; anterior; prior; foregoing; former.
PREVIOUSLY
Pre"vi*ous*ly, adv.
Defn: Beforehand; antecedently; as, a plan previously formed.
PREVIOUSNESS
Pre"vi*ous*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being previous; priority or antecedence in time.
PREVISE Pre*vise", v. t. Etym: [L. praevisus, p. p. of praevidere to foresee; prae before + videre to see. See Vision.]