proem /prōˈem/

1. An introduction
2. A prelude
3. A preface

proemial /prō-ēˈmi-əl/ adjective

• ordeal bean
• ordeal beans
• ordeals
• order
• order about
• order around
• order book
• order books
• ordered
• orderer
• orderers
• order form
• order forms
• order in council
• ordering
• orderings
• orderless
• orderlies
• orderliness
• orderlinesses
• orderly
• orderly bin
• orderly bins
• orderly officer
• orderly officers