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Noun

1. 1
   The act of prefixing: synonym of prefixation. archaic, countable, uncountable

   "[…]Sheriffe which shall not so appeare at his said day of prefixion before the Treasurer and Barons"

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prefixation

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"[…]Sheriffe which shall not so appeare at his said day of prefixion before the Treasurer and Barons"

Etymology

From Latin praefīxiō. Compare Old French prefixion. By surface analysis, prefix + -ion.

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