† exordyn.
Obsolete.
= exordium n.
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forespeechc1000
prologuec1350
proemya1382
preamblec1395
proemc1410
exordyc1430
prolocutory1447
protocolc1450
forespeaking1480
preface1484
prooemiumc1485
preparation1526
introduction1529
induction1533
introducement1536
epistle?1548
prelude1548
proposition1553
foretalk1565
exordium1581
prolegomenons1600
inducement1605
isagoge1652
propylaeum1693
programma1711
foreword1842
foretalking1872
programme1880
pronaos1894
peritext1977
epitext1978
c1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1554) vii. 167 a With an exordye her to diffame.
c1430 J. Lydgate Hors, Shepe, & G. (Roxb.) 14 With an exordye of latyn he dide thus expresse, Veste purpurea, etc.
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