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Definition of Proemial
1. a. Introductory; prefatory; preliminary.
Definition of Proemial
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a proem ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Proemial
1. proem [adj] - See also: proem
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proemial
Literary usage of Proemial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pamphleteer by Abraham John Valpy (1826)
"proemial OBSERVATIONS. During the first American war, and down to the beginning
of the late French war, Sea-scurvy made such dreadful ravages in our fleets, ..."
2. The Pamphleteer by Abraham John Valpy (1826)
"proemial OBSERVATIONS. During the first American war, and down to the beginning
of the late French war, Sea-scurvy made such dreadful ravages in our fleets, ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two Parts ...by Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto by Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto (1827)
"proemial, adj. introductory. Proemio, sm au introduction Procuradoria, sf
attorneyship, the office of an attorney. a proè'm. (Greek. ..."
4. Moore's Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous Gatherings: In the Form by John Weeks Moore (1886)
"... proemial NOTE. When I commenced the tank of gathering what could be found
relative to Manchester newspapers, I had little idea of the magnitude of the ..."
5. A dictionary of the Spanish and English languages, orig. compiled by Neuman by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Marc' Antonio Baretti (1862)
"proemial, preliminary, introductory. Proel, «n. 1. (Nau.) The fore or headmost
part of a ship. 2. (Nuu.) Seaman stationed at the prow. Proemio, im. ..."
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