PREVENIENT


Meaning of PREVENIENT in English

[ prɪ'vi:nɪənt ]

■ adjective formal preceding; antecedent.

Origin

C17: from L. praevenient- , praevenire 'come before', from prae 'before' + venire 'come'.

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