Pre*med"i*tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Premeditated (-t`t?d); p. pr. &
vb. n. Premeditating.] [L. praemeditatus, p. p. of praemeditari; prae
before + meditari to meditate. See Meditate.] To think on, and revolve
in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to
premeditate robbery.
With words premeditated thus he said.
Dryden.
Pre*med"i*tate, v. i. To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the
mind, beforehand.
Pre*med"i*tate (?), a. [L. praemeditatus, p. p.] Premeditated;
deliberate. [Archaic] Bp. Burnet.
Pre*med"i*tate*ly, adv. With premeditation. Burke.
Pre*med`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. praemeditatio: cf. F. prÈmÈditation.] The
act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous deliberation;
forethought.
Pre*mer"it (?), v. t. To merit or deserve beforehand. [Obs.] Eikon
Basi&?;&?;ke.
{ Pre"mi*al (?), Pre"mi*ant (?), } a. [L. praemialis. See Premium.]
Serving to reward; rewarding. [R.] Baxter.
Prem"i*ces (?), n. pl. [F. prÈmices, L. primitiae. See Primitia.] First
fruits. [Obs.] Dryden.
Pre"mi*er (?), a. [F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the first rank,
principal, fr. primus the first. See Primary, Prime, a.] 1. First;
chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister. Camden.
Swift.
2. Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title of his
degree.
Pre"mi*er (?), n. The first minister of state; the prime minister.
Pre"mi*er*ship, n. The office of the premier.
Pre`mil*len"ni*al (?), a. Previous to the millennium.
Pre"mi*ous (?), a. [L. praemiosus, fr. praemium a premium.] Rich in
gifts. [R.] Clarke.
Prem"ise (?), n.; pl. Premises (&?;). [Written also, less properly,
premiss.] [F. prÈmisse, fr. L. praemissus, p. p. of praemittere to send
before; prae before + mittere to send. See Mission.] 1. A proposition
antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed
as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
The premises observed, Thy will by my performance shall be served.
Shak.
2. (Logic) Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from
which the conclusion is drawn.
"All sinners deserve punishment: A B is a sinner."
These propositions, which are the premises, being true or admitted, the
conclusion follows, that A B deserves punishment.
While the premises stand firm, it is impossible to shake the
conclusion.
Dr. H. More.
3. pl. (Law) Matters previously stated or set forth; esp., that part in
the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor
and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that
precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
4. pl. A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts; as, to
lease premises; to trespass on another's premises.
Pre*mise" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Premised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Premising.] [From L. praemissus, p. p., or E. premise, n. See Premise,
n.] 1. To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be
before something else; to employ previously. [Obs.]
The premised flames of the last day.
Shak.
If venesection and a cathartic be premised.
E. Darwin.
2. To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to
offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what
follows; especially, to lay down premises or first propositions, on
which rest the subsequent reasonings.
I premise these particulars that the reader may know that I enter
upon it as a very ungrateful task.
Addison.
Pre*mise" (?), v. i. To make a premise; to set forth something as a
premise. Swift.