prenominate

English

Etymology 1

pre- +‎ nominate

Verb

prenominate (third-person singular simple present prenominates, present participle prenominating, simple past and past participle prenominated)

1. to name or mention ahead of time

Etymology 2

Latin praenominatus, past participle of praenominare (“to give the prenomen to, to prenominate”).

Adjective

prenominate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) aforementioned
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], line 42:

     Having ever seen in the prenominate crimes