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Definition of Preposed
1. prepose [v] - See also: prepose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preposed
Literary usage of Preposed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1916)
"when I was about 20 years old my Father preposed to ... lot right of land in the
The Township of Belfast and preposed to give it me if I would go and Settle ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1837)
"... by established usage, preposed, and in naming the latter it is subjoined,13
and that either usage might without impropriety have been extended to all. ..."
3. The Journal of Captain William Pote, Jr.: During His Captivity in the French by William Pote, John Fletcher Hurst (1895)
"... heads of our Camps of Indians, to Come to their Counsell, that was then held
at ye Generals Camp, and told ym they preposed to make a Second attempt for ..."
4. The New Régime, 1765-1767 by Clarence Walworth Alvord, Clarence Edwin Carter, George Croghan (1916)
"... 2/16"" Joseph Wharton Sen'1 Joseph Wharton Jun'8 John Hughs Esqr Joseph Gallaway
Esqr i/i6th itt is preposed that its nott to apear till the Success of ..."
5. Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: 1804-1806 by Reuben Gold Thwaites (2002)
"... 3 of which Mr Heney is to have choise if he agrees to engage in the Mission
preposed to him. as maney of the remaining horses as may be necessary you ..."
6. A Mission Record of the California Indians: From a Manuscript in the by Alfred Louis Kroeber, José Francisco de Paula Señán, Vicente Francisco Sarría (1910)
"The pronominal possessive elements are preposed or prefixed in all Shoshonean
... They are also preposed or prefixed in Náhuatl and the Piman languages. ..."
7. New High German: A Comparative Study by William Winston Valentine (1894)
"Here nur, origin concealed, from wdre = ware with preposed negation ni, and with
special meaning : ware es nicht, or wenn es nicht ware. ..."
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