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presign, v. arch.|priːˈsaɪn| [f. pre- A. 1 + sign v.; cf. med.L. præsignāre (præsignātor 1088).] trans. To signify or indicate beforehand.
1598J. Dickenson Greene in Conc. (1878) 121 The day presign'd being come. 1608R. Armin Nest Ninn. (1842) 26 By the fourth taile is presigned the presumption of greatnesse. 1665Sir T. Herbert Trav. (1677) 93 At the place presigned [he] calls for Assaph-chan and his Son. 1839–48Bailey Festus xix. 203 Agents of destruction, like the flood, Presign regeneration. |