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Definition of Foremeant
1. a. Intended beforehand; premeditated.
Definition of Foremeant
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Intended beforehand; premeditated. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foremeant
1. foremean [v] - See also: foremean
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foremeant
Literary usage of Foremeant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1877)
"But now postulating that it is a foremeant forgery, I soon come to a reductio—I
will not say ad absurdum, but it is to me—ad ..."
2. The British poets, including translations by British poets (1822)
"Has he foremeant some distant age to bless, Disarm oppression, or expel distress ?
Plans he some scheme to reconcile mankind, People the seas, ..."
3. The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors by Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh (1819)
"Has he foremeant some distant age to bless, Disarm oppression, or expel distress ?
Flans he some scheme to reconcile mankind, People the seas, ..."
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