King James had by promise foredisposed the place on the Bishop of
Meath.
Fuller.
Fore*doom" (?), v. t. [Cf. Foredeem.] To doom beforehand; to
predestinate.
Thou art foredoomed to view the Stygian state.
Dryden.
Fore"doom` (?), n. Doom or sentence decreed in advance. "A dread
foredoom ringing in the ears of the guilty adult." Southey.
Fore"fa`ther (?; 277), n. One who precedes another in the line of
genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor.
Respecting your forefathers, you would have been taught to respect
yourselves.
Burke.
Forefathers' Day, the anniversary of the day (December 21) on which the
Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts (1620). On account of
a mistake in reckoning the change from Old Style to New Style, it has
generally been celebrated on the 22d.
Fore*feel" (?), v. t. To feel beforehand; to have a presentiment of.
[Obs.]
As when, with unwieldy waves, the great sea forefeels winds.
Chapman.