prepense

PREPENSE, a. prepens'. [L. proepensus, proependeo; proe and pendeo, to incline to hand down.]

Preconceived; premeditated; aforethought.

Malice prepense is necessary to constitute murder.

PREPENSE, v.t. prepens'. [supra.]

To weigh or consider beforehand. [Not used.]

PREPENSE, v.i. prepens'. To deliberate beforehand. [Not used.]