Defn: Anticipating the usual time; — applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
PROLEPTICALLY
Pro*lep"tic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a proleptical manner.
PROLEPTICS
Pro*lep"tics, n. (Med.)
Defn: The art and science of predicting in medicine. Laycock.
PROLETAIRE
Pro`lé`taire", n. Etym: [F. See Proletary.]
Defn: One of the common people; a low person; also, the common people as a class or estate in a country.
PROLETANEOUS
Prol`e*ta"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. proletaneus.]
Defn: Having a numerous offspring. [R.]
PROLETARIAN
Prol`e*ta"ri*an, a. Etym: [L. proletarius. See Proletary.]