preparatory
I
adjective
anticipatory, beginning, early, expectant, foundational, inaugural, inceptive, incipient, initial, initiative, initiatory, introductory, opening, precautionary, precedent, preceding, precursory, prefatory, preliminary, preludial, prelusive, prelusory, preparative, prepositional, prior, proemial, provident, qualifying, starting
associated concepts: preparatory acts
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index
precursory, preliminary, previous, prior
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006