the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Preface; introduction; preliminary observations; prelude.
v. To preface.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A preface; introduction; preamble; preliminary observations prefixed to a book or writing.
To preface.
Word Usage
"Alemannus (p. 12, 13) understands of Theophanes as civil language, which does not imply either piety or repentance; yet two years after her death, St. Theodora is celebrated by Paul Silentiarius, (in proem.v. 58 40"