PREDIAL

Etymology 1

Adjective

predial (comparative more predial, superlative most predial)

Alternative form of praedial

Etymology 2

Verb

predial (third-person singular simple present predials, present participle predialing or predialling, simple past and past participle predialed or predialled)

(transitive) To dial in advance.

Anagrams

• lip-read, lipread, pedrail, prelaid

Source: Wiktionary


Pre"di*al, a. Etym: [L. praedium a farm, estate: cf. F. prédial.]

1. Consisting of land or farms; landed; as, predial estate; that is, real estate. Ayliffe.

2. Attached to land or farms; as, predial slaves.

3. Issuing or derived from land; as, predial tithes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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