pre-appointmentn.
/ˌpriːəˈpɔɪntm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌpriəˈpɔɪntm(ə)nt/ The action of appointing something beforehand; a prior appointment; (also) the fact of having been pre-appointed; pre-ordination.
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the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > arranging > in advance
prefixion1526
prefixment1614
pre-appointment1647
pre-arrangement1775
preconcertednessa1834
the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [noun] > predestination
foresettinga1300
destiningc1300
ordainingc1350
ordinationc1450
pre-ordinance1486
destinacy1490
predestination?1503
pre-ordination1527
foreordinance1530
predefinition?1548
fore-appointing1589
destination1598
ordainment1605
foreordination1620
predeterminationa1628
fatalitya1631
destinating1633
predesignationa1641
foreordaining1667
preordainmenta1847
pre-appointment1850
pre-election1860
foreordainment1879
providentialism1927
1647 City-law Guild-Hall London 49 It is to be understood, that no adjournment is made in the Sheriffes courts, nor any day give by pre-appointment.
1798 C. B. Brown Wieland xvi. 177 Our recent interview in this chamber; the pre-appointment of a meeting at this place and hour, all thronged into my memory.
1850 R. I. Wilberforce Doctr. Holy Baptism (ed. 3) 147 It is otherwise when we pass from the region of foreknowledge to that of pre-appointment.
1989 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 3 Sept. 6 A student rises by pre-appointment to pass among his peers and collect their week's tuition.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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