preordain Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb foreordain or determine beforehand
    foreordain; predestine.

WordNet

Pre`or*dain" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. pre + ordain: cf. L. praeordinare.
Definitions
  1. To ordain or appoint beforehand: to predetermine: to foreordain. Milton.

Webster 1913