PREPENSE


Meaning of PREPENSE in English

adj. (usu. placed after noun) esp. Law deliberate, intentional (malice prepense). prepensely adv.

[ earlier prepensed past part. of obs. prepense (v.) alt. f. earlier purpense f. AF & OF purpenser (as PUR-, penser): see PENSIVE ]

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