† prefinen.
Law. Obsolete.
A fee payable on the issue of a writ, constituting the first part of a fine. Cf. post fine n.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for privilege > [noun] > of levying fines
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king's silver1617
prefine1625
1625 T. Symons in Cal. Wynn Papers (1926) 207/1 Prefines and postfines within the County Palatine and City of Chester, and the County of Flint, for 31 years, as well as of the profits of the original seal there.
1641 W. Hakewill Libertie of Subj. 14 When the Pre-fine is ten shillings, the Post-fine to be fifteen shillings.
1758 Act 32 Geo. II c. 14 §1 The Officer..whose Duty it is to set and indorse the Pre-fine payable.., shall..at the same Time, set the usual Post Fine.
1829 Rep. Law of Real Property in Parl. Papers (Commons) 10 25 In addition to these expenses, there are payable at the Alienation Office, a prefine and postfine on the writ of covenant.
1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon 537/2 Præfine, the fee paid on suing out the writ of covenant, on levying fines, before the fine was passed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
† prefinev.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To determine or fix (a time) beforehand.
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the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > predestine or predetermine [verb (transitive)]
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the mind > will > intention > planning > plan [verb (transitive)] > arrange > appoint a time or place beforehand
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1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (v.) f. 75v Before the which tyme prefined by gods infallible and immutable prouidence, they shall not fal nor dye.
1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 37 Philotimus at the time prefined, accompanied with his page, repayred to his castle of health.
1608 Bp. J. King Serm. St. Maries Oxf. 19 Hee dieth..in his threescore and tenth yeare, neither sooner, nor later, but the verie middle and vmbilicke of natures prefined time.
1662 H. Hibbert Syntagma Theologicum 187 He hath also prefined a convenient..season for every thing.
2. transitive. To set prior limitations or boundaries for; to define beforehand.
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1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. ii Bycause Philotimus was now to be initiated in the Court, mistris Valeria one of the companye and an auncient seruitour, prefined these preceptes.
1588 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha (new ed.) iv. xvi. 582 The meanes by which..penalties and forfeitures also that are certainly prefined by words of the Statutes, may be levied and brought into the Queens coffers.
1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes To Rdr. sig. Aiiiij v A full persuasion in time to rule ouer all, prefining vnto it selfe no other limits than the vttermost bounds of the earth, from the rising of the Sunne vnto the going downe of the same.
a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. i. §3. 173 There is not any Body, in Nature, so infinite, but that it is prefined within some bound and limit.
1662 P. Gunning Paschal or Lent-Fast 494 We have a law..of the Quadragesimal Fast prefined or prescribed by reason of the slothfull and negligent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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