liminary
/ˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri/adjective
Introductory; preparatory; (of a letter, etc.) prefatory; specifically: †(of syphilis) in the initial stage (in which the disease typically involves the skin), primary.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Florio (1553–1625), author and teacher of languages. From (i) Middle French, French liminaire (of a letter) prefatory.
- man of straw
- man of the cloth
- man of the house
- man of the match
- man of the moment
- man of the world
- man-of-war
- man-of-war bird
- man-of-war fish
- manoir
- Manola
- manoletina
- Manolo Blahnik
- manometer
- manometric
- manometric capsule
- ma non troppo
- manool
- manor
- man orchid
- man orchis
- manor court
- man (or go to) the barricades
- manor house
- manorial