English → Latin
“prefatory” in Latin
paucusfew, littlepaucīfew, small group of people; the oligarchspraeforto say, utter, mention beforehand or in advance; to preface; to say a preliminary prayer
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prefatory
By circumlocution with substantives or verbs; e.g., to make some prefatory remarks, pauca, paucis, praefari: without any prefatory remark, nihil praefatus; nulla praefatione usus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prefatory?
- The usual Latin words for “prefatory” are paucus, paucī, praefor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.