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prestate¹

adjective

  1. not comparable Prior to status as a state.
  2. not comparable More primitive than a state.

noun prestates

  1. The state that exists before an operation.

prestate²

Where it comes from

From Latin praestatus, from Latin praestō (“to provide, show, vouch for”). Compare also prest, imprest, prestation, prestable.

verb prestates · prestating · prestated

  1. transitive To assume responsibility for, undertake.
  2. transitive To indemnify, guarantee, secure (against loss or legal liability).
  3. transitive To vouch for, support.

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@misc{prestate_2026,
  title = {prestate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prestate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}