- (adv.) By way of preparation or preliminary; previously; aforetime.
- (adv.) In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with.
- (a.) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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