n. Book of set prayers.

v. (-ging) arrange beforehand. prearrangement n.

n. (pl. -ies) holder of a prebend; honorary canon. [medieval latin: related to *prebend]

adj. - uncertain; dependent on chance.

- insecure, perilous. precariously adv. Precariousness n. [latin precarius: related to *pray]

n. Action taken beforehand to avoid risk or ensure a good result. precautionary adj. [latin: related to *caution]

n. - priority in time, order, importance, etc.

- right of preceding others. take precedence (often foll. By over, of) have priority (over).

n. Slow movement of the axis of a spinning body around another axis. [latin: related to *precede]

- of the equinoxes n. - slow retrograde motion of equinoctial points along the ecliptic.

- resulting earlier occurrence of equinoxes in each successive sidereal year.

n. Affected refinement in art etc., esp. In the choice of words. [related to *precious]

adj. - often derog. (of esp. A child) prematurely developed in some respect.

- (of an action etc.) Indicating such development. precociously adv. Precociousness n. Precocity n. [latin praecox -cocis early ripe]

v. (-sing) die earlier than (another person).