† predesignatoryadj.
Logic. Obsolete.
In W. R. Hamilton's terminology: attached as a sign of quantity to a proposition.
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quantified?1591
pre-indesignate1846
predefinite1847
predesignate1847
predesignatory1852
1852 W. Hamilton Discuss. Philos. & Lit. 625* Here the predesignatory words for universally affirmative and universally negative quantity are not the same.
a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. on Metaphysics & Logic (1863) xiv. 175 Their quantity had been expressly marked out by the predesignatory terms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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