precogitation
/priːˌkɒdʒɪˈteɪʃn/noun
Previous consideration or meditation; a thinking-over beforehand; a prior reflection or idea.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Norden (c1547–1625), cartographer. From post-classical Latin praecogitation-, praecogitatio preliminary consideration (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian) from classical Latin praecōgitāt-, past participial stem of praecōgitāre + -iō.