† præˈmetial,a.Obs. [f. L. præmētium offering of first-fruits (to Ceres), f.præ before + mētīrī to measure.] Measured out from the first-fruits. 1621Bp. Hall Var. Treat.Ded. to K. James, [To] offer to your Maiestie some præmetiall handfulls of that crop whereof you may challenge the whole haruest.