Word: presentence
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
sen
tence
Definition: Occurring before or in preparation for a criminal sentence
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: sentence
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sentiens
Language: la
Decoded: sentiens
Meaning: feeling, perceiving
Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.