prepense
/prɪˈpɛns
/adjective [usually postpositive] chiefly Law, dated
Deliberate; intentional: malice prepense...
- Webster's defines aforethought adequately, with a reference to the relevant legal term: ‘Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder.’
Derivatives
prepensely
Origin
Early 18th century: alteration of prepensed, past participle of obsolete prepense, from Old French purpenser, from por- 'beforehand' + penser 'think'. The prefix pre- was substituted to emphasize the notion of 'beforehand'.
Rhymes
- hangman
- hangnail
- hang on
- hang one's hat
- hang one's head (in shame)
- hang (or stay) loose
- hang out
- hang out one's shingle
- hangover
- hangry
- Hang Seng index
- hang someone out to dry
- hang something on
- hang something out
- hang something up
- hang ten
- hang time
- hang together
- overawe
- overbake
- overbalance
- overballast
- overballasting
- overbank
- overbanked