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Prebend
- noun - the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon
Precede
- verb - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
- be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
- come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
- furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
Precept
- noun - a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"
- a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought.
- rule of personal conduct
Precess
- verb - move in a gyrating fashion; "the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied"
Prefect
- noun - a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"
Prefers
- verb - give preference to one creditor over another
- like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
- promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
- select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
Preheat
- verb - heat beforehand; "Preheat the oven!"
Prehend
- verb - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
Prelect
- - To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse.
Presell
- unknown - Sell an item before it is available