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preded

preded is the simple past and past participle of prede.

Meaning of prede

Verb

prede (third-person singular simple present predes, present participle preding, simple past and past participle preded)

  1. (obsolete) To prey; to plunder.
    • One of the Geraldins, who was ancestor to those that now are lords of Lackath, preded an enimie of his1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC

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Questions about preded

What is preded the simple past and past participle of?
Preded is the simple past and past participle of prede.

Words near preded in the dictionary

  1. predecodes
  2. predecoding
  3. predecoherence
  4. predecomposition
  5. predecree
  6. preded
  7. prededication
  8. prededications
  9. prededuct
  10. prededucted
  11. prededucting

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