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presbyter an elder who served as teacher, priest, and administrator in the early Christian church. [3 definitions]
presbyterian of, pertaining to, or based on ecclesiastical rule by congregational elders or a body of church elders. [3 definitions]
presbytery a body of church elders. [4 definitions]
preschedule combined form of schedule.
preschool of, pertaining to, or suitable for children below school age. [2 definitions]
prescience knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge.
prescient having or exhibiting knowledge of events before they take place.
prescind to separate in thought; consider separately. [2 definitions]
prescreen combined form of screen.
prescribe to lay down as a rule or guide. [4 definitions]
prescript something that is prescribed, such as a rule of conduct.
prescriptible of an illness or the like, capable of being cured by prescription. [2 definitions]
prescription a directive written by a doctor for the preparation and use of a medicine to treat a designated patient. [2 definitions]
prescriptive that prescribes; setting down rules. [2 definitions]
preseason combined form of season.
presence the state or condition of being present. [5 definitions]
presence of mind ability to remain lucid in a crisis or emergency.
present1 being in existence at this time. [6 definitions]
present2 to endow or provide with something, such as a gift (often fol. by "with"). [7 definitions]
presentable suitable, esp. in appearance, for being introduced or presented to others. [2 definitions]
presentation the act of presenting, or the state of being presented. [4 definitions]