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† prefinite, ppl. a. Obs.
[ad. L. præfīnīt-us, pa. pple. of præfīnīre: see prefine v.]
Determined or limited beforehand. (In quot. 1555 as pa. pple.)
1555Eden Decades Pref. (Arb.) 50 Accordynge to the time prefinite by hym, who..hath suffered. 1601Holland Pliny II. 417 This poyson hath no set and prefinit time wherin it killeth any body. 1607T. Walkington Opt. Glass Ep. Ded. 4 If the prefinit tearme and limit of my life permit. |