preconize
transitive verb
preco·nize
-ed/-ing/-s
1
: to announce or commend publicly
2
: to summon publicly or by name
3
Roman Catholicism : to approve (a high ecclesiastical appointment) publicly by papal proclamation in consistory
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin praeconizare, from Latin praecon-, praeco herald, crier (probably from praedicare to proclaim publicly) + Late Latin -izare -ize