preconsiderationn.

1593 W. Perkins Direct. for Govt. Tongue iii. 11 The tongue is placed in the middle of the mouth, and it is compassed in with lippes and teeth as with a double trench, to shewe us, howe we are to use heede and preconsideration before we speake.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 29 Without preuention, preconsideration, and forecast of such successes.

1656 H. Phillippes Purchasers Pattern (1676) 23 Thus much for these pre-considerations: I shall now set the Tables before you.

1701 T. Beverley Grand Apoc. Question 25 A Second most necessary Preconsideration in the Understanding of the Beast.

1792 D. Gilson Order, Qualifications, & Duty of Christian Minister 24 His [sc. Christ's] disciples he forewarned, in their trials for his name's sake, to prepare no defence; not, as is mistakenly conceived, that he commanded them to abstain from preconsideration of their discourses to the people.

1852 Times 29 Apr. 5/6 She plays with a facility that shows no trace of study or preconsideration.

1880 E. A. Poe in Littell's Living Age 146 698 Here, then, the poem may be said to have had its beginning..for it was here, at this point of my preconsiderations, that I first put pen to paper.

1935 Mansfield (Ohio) News Jrnl. 5 Dec. 20/3 She saw from his flush that he had spoken without preconsideration.

1984 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 17 Sept. 27 A final preconsideration should be your role in the household, taking other members into consideration when you play your stereo, invite friends over, [etc.].

2002 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 5 June 30 We hope to draw attention to the need for proper pre-consideration of the application of the scheme to an individual business.