Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prevenient"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Prevenient \Pre*ven"i*ent\, a. [L. praeveniens, p. pr.]
Going before; preceding; hence, preventive. ``Prevenient
grace descending.'' --Milton.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

prevenient
adj : in anticipation [syn: {anticipatory}]


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