preassurancen.

Brit.

/ˌpriːəˈʃʊər(ə)ns/,

/ˌpriːəˈʃɔːr(ə)ns/, U.S.

/ˌpriəˈʃʊr(ə)ns/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, assurance n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + assurance n. Compare slightly later preassure v.

1. An assurance given or received beforehand; a previous or prior guarantee.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance

wordOE

costOE

earnest1221

fayc1300

certainty1303

wager1306

plighta1325

pledge1371

assurancec1386

undertaking?a1400

faithc1405

surementc1410

to make affiancec1425

earnest pennya1438

warrant1460

trow1515

fidelity1531

stipulation1552

warranty1555

pawn1573

arrha1574

avouchment1574

assumption1590

word of honour1598

avouch1603

assecurance1616

preassurance1635

tower-stamp1642

parole of honour1648

spondence1657

honour1659

1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God viii. xvi. §2 That great deliverance whereof the first Passover in Egypt was the pledge, or preassurance.

1645 King Charles I Let. 30 Mar. in Kings Cabinet Opened 2 The treaty should be renewed upon..a pre-assurance that the rebels will submit to reason.

a1705 J. Howe Wks. (1724) II. 419 They have a pre-assurance of Victory in his Conquest, and Victory over Death and the Grave.

1884 Athens (Ohio) Messenger 3 Apr. 3/3 Major Peabody has been unanimously elected to the position named and will, full preassurance is had, fill it with the highest credit and efficiency.

1933 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 8 Apr. 4/1 Obviously, there is plenty of money in the land of the discomfited, and plenty of confidence, and the firm preassurance that the budget will be balanced.

1989 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 6 Sept. Sadat came with a pre-assurance that his cardinal demand, the return of all Egyptian territory, would be met.

†2. A previous or prior feeling of assurance or certainty. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [noun] > instance of > prior

preassurance1671

1671 A. Woodhead in tr. Life St. Teresa Pref. 33 Who have, many times, a pre-assurance, before..their asking, of their obtaining it.

1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 347 No Pre-assurance common to a whole species does in any instance prove delusive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preassurance
释义	preassurancen. Brit. /ˌpriːəˈʃʊər(ə)ns/, /ˌpriːəˈʃɔːr(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˌpriəˈʃʊr(ə)ns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, assurance n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + assurance n. Compare slightly later preassure v. 1. An assurance given or received beforehand; a previous or prior guarantee. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance wordOE costOE earnest1221 fayc1300 certainty1303 wager1306 plighta1325 pledge1371 assurancec1386 undertaking?a1400 faithc1405 surementc1410 to make affiancec1425 earnest pennya1438 warrant1460 trow1515 fidelity1531 stipulation1552 warranty1555 pawn1573 arrha1574 avouchment1574 assumption1590 word of honour1598 avouch1603 assecurance1616 preassurance1635 tower-stamp1642 parole of honour1648 spondence1657 honour1659 1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God viii. xvi. §2 That great deliverance whereof the first Passover in Egypt was the pledge, or preassurance. 1645 King Charles I Let. 30 Mar. in Kings Cabinet Opened 2 The treaty should be renewed upon..a pre-assurance that the rebels will submit to reason. a1705 J. Howe Wks. (1724) II. 419 They have a pre-assurance of Victory in his Conquest, and Victory over Death and the Grave. 1884 Athens (Ohio) Messenger 3 Apr. 3/3 Major Peabody has been unanimously elected to the position named and will, full preassurance is had, fill it with the highest credit and efficiency. 1933 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 8 Apr. 4/1 Obviously, there is plenty of money in the land of the discomfited, and plenty of confidence, and the firm preassurance that the budget will be balanced. 1989 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 6 Sept. Sadat came with a pre-assurance that his cardinal demand, the return of all Egyptian territory, would be met. †2. A previous or prior feeling of assurance or certainty. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [noun] > instance of > prior preassurance1671 1671 A. Woodhead in tr. Life St. Teresa Pref. 33 Who have, many times, a pre-assurance, before..their asking, of their obtaining it. 1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 347 No Pre-assurance common to a whole species does in any instance prove delusive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1635
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