pre·pense (pr -p ns )adj. Contemplated or arranged in advance; premeditated: malice prepense. [From Middle English, past participle of purpensen, to premeditate, from Anglo-Norman purpenser : pur-, before (from Latin pro-; see pro-1) + penser, to think (from Latin p  ns re; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots).]pre·pense ly adv. |
prepense [prɪˈpɛns]
adj
(Law) (postpositive) (usually in legal contexts) arranged in advance; premeditated (esp in the phrase malice prepense)
[from Anglo-Norman purpensé, from Old French purpenser to consider in advance, from penser to think, from Latin pēnsāre to weigh, consider]
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