He made a long preposition and oration.
Fabyan.
Prep`o*si"tion*al (?), a. [Cf. F. prÈpositionnel.] Of or pertaining to
a preposition; of the nature of a preposition. Early. --
Prep`o*si"tion*al*ly, adv.
Pre*pos"i*tive (?), a. [L. praepositivus: cf. F. prÈpositif.] (Gram.)
Put before; prefixed; as, a prepositive particle. -- n. A prepositive
word. Tooke.
||Pre*pos"i*tor (?), n. [NL.] A scholar appointed to inspect other
||scholars; a monitor. Todd.
Pre*pos"i*ture (?), n. [L. praepositura. See Preposition, and cf.
Provost.] The office or dignity of a provost; a provostship. Lowth.
Pre`pos*sess" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepossessed (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Prepossessing.]
1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of.
Dryden.
2. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude other things;
hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a previous inclination to, for or
against anything; esp., to induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at
the outset.
It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord general.
Evelyn.
Pre`pos*sess"ing (?), a. Tending to invite favor; attracting
confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing
manner. -- Pre`pos*sess"ing*ly, adv.
Pre`pos*ses"sion (?), n.