"prefident" meaning in English

See prefident in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more prefident [comparative], most prefident [superlative]
Etymology: Compare Latin praefidens (“overconfident”). See pre- and confident. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|praefidens|t=overconfident}} Latin praefidens (“overconfident”), {{af|en|pre-}} pre- Head templates: {{en-adj}} prefident (comparative more prefident, superlative most prefident)
  1. (obsolete) Trusting beforehand; overconfident. Tags: obsolete
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