also preordain, "ordain, decree, or appoint beforehand," 1530s, from pre- + ordain (q.v.). Related: Preordained; preordaining; preordinance; preordination. Middle English had preordinate (adj.) "preordained" (early 15c.), from Latin praeordinatus, past participle of praeordionare.
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