- prejacent
- I. \\prēˈjāsənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin praejacent-, praejacens, present participle of praejacēre to lie before, from prae- pre- + jacēre to lie — more at adjacent2. : being an antecedent proposition in logic from which another is developedII. noun (-s): a prejacent proposition in logic
Useful english dictionary. 2012.