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prae-pōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (old perf. praeposivi, Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 11.
Sync. form praepostus, Lucr. 6, 999), v. a., to put or set before, to place first (syn.: praefero, praeficio).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: versus, in primā fronte libelli, Ov. Tr. 1, 7, 33: praeponens ultima primis, Hor. S. 1, 4, 59; Cic. Att. 7, 3, 10: oportet, ut aedibus ac templis vestibula et aditus, sic causis principia proportione rerum praeponere, id. de Or. 2, 79, 320: de quā priusquam respondeo, pauca praeponam, I will first make a few observations, id. Fam. 11, 27, 1.
    2. B. In partic., to place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent, to place at the head of, intrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as: unum illum ex omnibus delegistis, quem bello praedonum praeponeretis, to appoint commander in the war, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: hibernis Labienum praeposuit, Caes. B. G. 1, 54: sinistro cornu Antonium praeposuerat, id. B. C. 3, 89: aliquem provinciae, to appoint as governor, Cic. Fam. 2, 15, 4: negotio, to charge with the management of an affair, id. ib. 15, 4, 10: navibus, to appoint admiral, id. Verr. 2, 5, 38, § 101: vectigalibus, to appoint minister of finance, Tac. A. 15, 18: Bibulus toti officio maritimo praepositus, superintendent of all maritime affairs, Caes. B. C. 3, 5: praepositus cubiculo, chamberlain, Suet. Dom. 16: sacerdos oraculo praeposita, that presides over, Cic. Div. 1, 34, 76: aliquem custodem alicui loco, to appoint keeper of a place, Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 67: illum exercitibus, Juv. 10, 92.
    3. C. To place or set upon: fronti praeponere olivam, Hor. C. 1, 7, 7 (cf.: comis praetexere frondes, Sen. Med. 70).
  2. II. Trop., to set before or above, to prefer: lucrum praeposivi sopori et quieti, Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 11: se alteri, Ter. And. 1, 1, 38; id. Eun. 1, 2, 59: salutem rei publicae vitae suae, Cic. Phil. 9, 7, 15: amicitiam patriae, id. Rab. Perd. 8, 23: necessaria gloriosis, Vell. 2, 110, 3: multum mihi praestat, si me Mazaeo generum praeponit, Curt. 4, 11, 20: Prochytam Suburrae, Juv. 3, 5.
    Hence, praepŏsĭtus, a, um, P. a.
    As subst.
    1. A. praepŏsĭtus, i, m., a prefect, president, head, chief, overseer, director, commander: legatorum tuorum, Cic. Pis. 36, 88; Tac. H. 1, 36: quod (milites) praepositos suos occiderant, Suet. Oth. 1: rerum curae Caesaris, director, S. C. ap. Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 13: aquarum, water-inspector, Front. Aquaed. 17; 100; 117: cubiculi, a chamberlain, Amm. 14, 10, 5.
      Of the governor of a province; with dat.: Illyrico, Dalmatiae, etc., Vell. 2, 112, 2; 2, 116, 2; absol., Suet. Galb. 12; 16; id. Oth. 1 al.; Vulg. Act. 7, 10.
    2. B. praepŏsĭta, ae, f. (eccl. Lat.), a prioress or abbess, Aug. Civ. Dei, 21, 8; id. Ep. 211.
    3. C. With the Stoics, praepŏsĭta, ōrum, n., for the Gr. προηγμένα, preferable or advantageous things, but which are not to be called absolutely good; such as wealth, beauty, etc. (class.): ista bona non dico, sed dicam Graece προηγμένα, Latine autem producta: sed praeposita, aut praecipua malo, Cic. Fin. 4, 26, 72 sq.: bonum negas esse divitias, praepositum esse dicis, id. ib. 4, 26, 73; cf. also, id. ib. 3, 16, 52; 54.

praepŏsĭta, ōrum, n., v. praepono, II. C.

praepŏsĭtĭo, ōnis, f. [praepono].

  1. I. A putting or setting before, a preferring, preference, Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 54.
  2. II. A placing or setting over as commander or president, an appointing to command (postclass.): aliquem navi, Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12.
  3. III. In gram., a preposition, Cic. Or. 47, 158; cf.: praeposito in privatur verbum eā vi, quam haberet, si in praepositum non fuisset, id. Top. 11: cum praepositione dicitur volgo ornamentum, Varr. L. L. 6, § 76 Müll.; Quint. 1, 4, 13 et saep.

praepŏsĭtīvus, a, um, adj. [praepono]. In gram., that is set before, prepositive: vocales, Prisc. p. 561 P.: conjunctio, Diom. p. 409 P.: praepositiones, Prisc. p. 986 P.

praepŏsĭtūra, ae, f. [praepono], the office of a chief or overseer, etc. (post-class.): militares, Lampr. Elag. 6: horreorum et pagorum, Cod. Just. 10, 70, 2.

1. praepŏsĭtus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from praepono.

2. praepŏsĭtus, i, m., v. praepono, P. a. A.

prae-possum, pŏtui, posse, v. n., to be very powerful or more powerful, to have the superiority, get the upperhand (post-Aug.): postquam Macedones praepotuere, Tac. H. 5, 8.
Hence, praepŏtens, tis (gen. plur. praepotentum, Sen. Ira, 3, 14, 2), P. a., very able or powerful (class.).

  1. A. Of persons: clari ac praepotentes viri, Cic. Rab. Post. 16, 44; id. Fin. 2, 18, 57; id. Off. 1, 30, 109: praepotentes fuimus, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 15 dub.
    With abl.: praepotentes opibus, i. e. very rich, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 42.
    With gen.: rerum omnium praepotens Juppiter, Cic. Div. 2, 18, 42.
    Subst.: praepŏtentes, ĭum, m., the powerful: opes praepotentium, Cic. Lael. 15, 54: more praepotentium, Col. 1, 3: iniquitas praepotentium, Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 93.
  2. B. Of things: praepotens terrā marique Carthago, powerful on land and sea, Cic. Balb. 15, 34: natura deorum praepotens neque excellens, id. N. D. 2, 30, 77: praepotens et gloriosa philosophia, id. de Or. 1, 43, 193: praepotens gratae mentis impetus, Val. Max. 5, 2, 8: imperia, id. 7, 2, 1.

praepostĕrātĭo, ōnis, f. [praepostero], the reverse order (late Lat.), August. Mus. 3, 9, 20.

praepostĕrē, adv., v. praeposterus fin.

praepostĕrĭtas, ātis, f. [praeposterus], a reversed order, inversion (post class.): si Juno est aër, Graeei nominis praeposte ritate repetita, i. e. by transposing the letters of the words ἀὴρ and Ἧρα, Arn. 3, 118: PARENS AFFLICTVS PRAEPOSTERITATE NATVRAE HVNC FILIVM VNICVM HIC CONDIDI, Inscr. Orell. 4774.

praepostĕro, āvi, 1, v. a. [praeposterus], to reverse, invert (post-class.): ordinem, Auct. Quint. Decl. 9: versus, August. Mus. 3, 9, 20.

prae-postĕrus, a, um, adj., reversed, inverted, perverted, distorted, absurd, preposterous, unseasonable, etc. (class.; syn.: intempestivus, perversus).

  1. I. Of persons, absurd, preposterous: ut erat semper praeposterus atque perversus, Cic. Clu. 26, 71: imperator, id. Pis. 38, 92: homines, Sall. J. 85, 12.
  2. II. Of things concr. and abstract: praeposteri ficus, figs out of season, too late, Plin. 16, 27, 51, § 117: natalis, an inverted birth, i. e. with the feet foremost, id. 7, 8, 6, § 46: praeposteri aut praeproperi rigores, id. 18, 25, 57, § 208: dies, id. 17, 24, 37, § 216: frigus, Sen. Ep. 23, 1: quid tam perversum praeposterumve dici, aut excogitari potest? Cic. Rab. Post. 13, 37: ut ne quid perturbatum ac discrepans, aut praeposterum sit, id. de Or. 3, 11, 40: tempora, id. ib. 3, 13, 49: gratulatio, id. Sull. 32, 91: consilia, id. Lael. 22, 85: ordo, Lucr. 3, 621: praepostera et intempestiva oratio, Plin. Ep. 6, 5, 3.
    Hence, adv.: praepostĕrē, in a reversed order, irregularly (class.): litteras reddere, Cic. Att. 7, 16, 1: agere cum aliquo, id. Ac. 2, 20, 67: laevus calceus praepostere inductus, the left inslead of the right, Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 24: dicere aliquid, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 28: syllogismo uti, Gell. 2, 8, 1; and praepostero, Sen. Ep. 3, 2.

praepostus, a, um, v. praepono init.