proheme

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English

Noun

proheme (plural prohemes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of proem (preamble).
    • 1629 , Paolo Sarpi, translated by Nathaniel Brent, The Historie of the Councel of Trent , London: Bonham Norton and John Bill, →OCLC, book 1, paragraph 77, page 33:
      In the proheme of the Constitutions the Cardinall said, that to reforme the life & manners of the Clergie being a thing of great moment for the rooting out of the Lutheran heresie, he had ordained these decrees by the counsell of the Princes, and Prelats assembled with him,

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French proheme, from Latin prooemium, from Ancient Greek προοίμιον (prooímion).

Noun

proheme (plural prohemes)

  1. proem (introduction, preamble)

Descendants

  • English: proem

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