prepensing
present participle of prepense
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*pense", v. t. Etym: [Pref. pre + F. penser to think. See Pansy.]
Definition: To weigh or consider beforehand; to premeditate. [Obs.] Spenser. Sir T. Elyot.
Pre*pense", v. i.
Definition: To deliberate beforehand. [Obs.]
Pre*pense", a. Etym: [See Pansy, and cf. Prepense, v. t.]
Definition: Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived; premeditated; aforethought; -- usually placed after the word it qualifies; as, malice prepense. This has not arisen from any misrepresentation or error prepense. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
