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Applauding; commending.

Of the nature of a postulate. Sir T. Browne.

Of or pertaining to drinking. Ld. Lytton.

See Premunitory.

Preceding; going before; introductory. [R.] Simon Magus had preambulatory impieties. Jer. Taylor.

Suppliant; beseeching. Bp. Hopkins. Precatory words (Law), words of recommendation, request, entreaty, wish, or expectation, employed in wills, as distinguished from express directions; -- in some cases creating a trust. Jarman.

Preceptive. "A law preceptory." Anderson (1573).

Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party. "A predatory war." Macaulay.

Affirmative; positive. Bp. Hall.

Predictive. [R.] Fuller.

Pertaining to preëmption.

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a preface; introductory to a book, essay, or discourse; as, prefatory remarks. That prefatory addition to the Creed. Dryden.

Of or pertaining to prefecundation.

Giving previous warning or notice; as, premonitory symptoms of disease. -- Pre*mon"i*to*ri*ly, adv.

Of or pertaining to a premunire; as, a premunitory process.

thing by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative; as, a preparatory school; a preparatory condition.

Preservative. Bp. Hall.

Consisting of impostures; juggling. [Obs.] Barrow.

Pertaining to, or serving for, proof. Jer. Taylor. Probatory term (Law), a time for taking testimony.

Of or pertaining to procrastination; dilatory.