preengagement en · NOUN
Etymology
From pre- + engagement.
Meanings
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A prior engagement or obligation, for example by contract or promise.
unchangeable preengagement
1650s-1660s', Robert Boyle, Some Specimens of an Attempt to make Chymical Experiments Useful to Illustrate the Notions of the Corpuscular Philosophy My pre-engagements to other themes were not unknown to those for whom I was to write.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preengagements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |