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prefixion|priːˈfɪkʃən|
[a. F. préfixion (1372 in Godef. Compl.), ad. L. type *præfixiōn-em, n. of action f. præfīgĕre to prefix.]
The action of prefixing.
†1. The action of fixing or appointing beforehand; preappointment. Obs.
day of prefixion, a fixed day on which a sheriff (or other officer) had to appear at the court of exchequer to render an account of his expenditure.
1526Visit. Dioc. Norwich (Camden) 256 If my lord of Norwiche wold vysytt (according to his prefixcion). 1536in Strype Cranmer ii. (1694) 36 There should be as many of such as were sufficiently learned..without prefixion of any precise nombre. 1542–3Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII, c. 16 §1 Everye..shirief..shall at his daie of prefixcion..be sworne. 1563–87Foxe A. & M. (1596) 404/1 Hauing this daie and place assigned you by your own consent and our prefixion. a1754Carte in Gutch Coll. Cur. II. 142 The Sheriffs..have their days of prefixion..for passing their accounts.
†b. A pre-appointed occasion. Obs. rare—1.
1630R. Johnson's Kingd. & Commw. 511 He that is missing at any of the prefixions, is sure to have many bastinadoes on the soles of his feet.
2. Gram. The placing of a word or particle before a word, esp. in combination with it; employment of a prefix.
1811–31Bentham Lang. Wks. 1843 VIII. 324/2 The accessory word..in some instances..precedes the principal word... Hence the distinction,—accessories prefixed, or in the way of prefixion. 1894Nation (N.Y.) 6 Sept. 180/3 In some categories, as in the attributive relation, prefixion is the rule. Thus, the adverb stands before the verb and not after.
Hence preˈfixional a., characterized by prefixion; inflected by means of prefixes. rare.
1858Penny Cycl. 2nd Supp. 377/2 The languages of the Kaffirs supply a broad distinction between them and other African races. They are prefixional and alliterational. |