Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Word of the Day

forenamed
 \ FAWR-NEYMD, FOHR- \  , adjective;  
1.named before; mentioned before in the same writing or speech; aforementioned.

Quotes:
He can only being lifted by two or three men and placed in the presence of his father who was very ill, but the eldest son forenamed  prince was little better...
-- Anna Leonowens, "The English Governess at the Siamese Court" , 1870

However, the venerable woman found herself summarily set aside by the forenamed  citizen who proceeded to shock those gathered by his public proposal to Maple Falls newcomer Leora Mayfield!
-- Lynna Banning, "The Wedding Cake War" , 2004

Origin:
Forenamed  has been in English since the 1100s. It's derived from prefix fore-  meaning "before" and the common word name .

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