adj. Contemplated or arranged in advance; premeditated: malice prepense. [From Middle English, past participle of purpensen, to premeditate, from Anglo-Norman purpenser : pur-, before (from Latin pro-; see PRO-1) + penser, to think (from Latin pēnsāre; see (s)pen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] pre·pensely adv. |
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