Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preordinance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-or-di-nance
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Antecedent decree or determination; a rule previously established.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English ordinance English preordinance From pre- + ordinance.

Inflected Forms

preordinances (plural)

Questions

What does preordinance mean?: Antecedent decree or determination; a rule previously established.
Where does preordinance come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English ordinance English preordinance From pre- + ordinance.

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