prepense - Wiktionary, the free dictionary prepense (third-person singular simple present prepenses, present participle prepensing, simple past and past participle prepensed) (obsolete, transitive) To weigh or consider beforehand; to intend (obsolete) To deliberate beforehand
prepense - definition and meaning - Wordnik To consider beforehand; think upon in advance To plan or devise beforehand; contrive previously To reflect or meditate beforehand Considered and planned beforehand; premeditated; purposed; intentional: generally in the phrase malice prepense (formerly also prepensed malice)
Prepense - definition of prepense by The Free Dictionary Define prepense prepense synonyms, prepense pronunciation, prepense translation, English dictionary definition of prepense adj Contemplated or arranged in advance; premeditated: malice prepense pre·pense′ly adv American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth
prepense, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary OED's earliest evidence for prepense is from 1647, in the writing of Thomas Fuller, Church of England clergyman It is also recorded as a verb from the early 1500s prepense is a variant or alteration of another lexical item; originally modelled on a French lexical item
What does prepense mean? - Definitions. net To weigh or consider beforehand; to consider To deliberate beforehand Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived, premeditated Etymology: probably from prepenser Forethought; preconceived; contrived beforehand: as, malice prepense
prepense - WordReference. com Dictionary of English prepense prɪˈpɛns adj (postpositive) (usually in legal contexts) arranged in advance; premeditated (esp in the phrase malice prepense) Etymology: 18 th Century: from Anglo-Norman purpensé, from Old French purpenser to consider in advance, from penser to think, from Latin pēnsāre to weigh, consider