3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preamble \Pre"am`ble\, n. [LL. praeambulum from L. praeambulus
walking before fr praeambulare to walk before prae before
+ ambulare to walk: cf F. pr['e]ambule. See {Amble}.]
A introductory portion; an introduction or preface, as to a
book, document, etc.; specifically, the introductory part of
a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preamble \Pre"am`ble\, v. t. & i.
To make a preamble to to preface; to serve as a preamble.
[R.] --Feltham. Milton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
preamble
n : a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution
(usually explaining its purpose)
v : make a preamble
more about preamble
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