PROLEPSIS

[pro.lep.sis] n, pl -lep.ses [Gk prolepsis, fr. prolambanein to take beforehand, fr. pro- before + lambanein to take--more at latch] (1578): anticipation: as a: the representation or assumption of a future act or development as if presently existing or accomplished b: the application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation of the result of the action of the verb (as in "while yon slow oxen turn the furrowed plain") -- pro.lep.tic adj -- pro.lep.ti.cal.ly adv