prenominate (en)

(adjective) previously mentioned / (verb) to mention previously

prepotent (en)

(adjective) having exceptional power, authority, or influence / (adjective) exceeding others in power

prescinds (en)

(verb) to withdraw one's attention / to detach for purposes of thought / leave out of consideration

preterite (en)

(adjective) bygone former / (noun) past tense

prevaricate (en)

(verb) to deviate from the truth; equivocate

primitive accumulation (en)

a economic theory relating to the origin of capital (Adam Smith saw it as a peaceful process with natural imbalances in wealth distribution; Karl Marx saw it as a violent enclosure of the commons etc etc)

primogeniture (en)

(noun) the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents / (noun) an exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son

primum non nocere (la)

first, do no harm

privatistic (en)

concerned with ideas or issues only in so far as they affect one as an individual; self-interested, individualistic

probity (en)

(noun) adherence to the highest principles and ideals; uprightness

Procrustean (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or typical of Procrustes (a smith from Greek mythology) / (adjective) marked by arbitrary often ruthless disregard of individual differences or special circumstances / (noun) a scheme or pattern into which someone or something is arbitrarily forced

prodrome (en)

(noun) a premonitory symptom of disease

profluence (en)

(noun) : a copious or smooth flowing

prolegomena (en)

a critical or discursive introduction to a book (from Ancient Greek)

prolegomenon (en)

(noun) prefatory remarks / (noun) a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work

proleptic (en)

(adj) anticipatory; a figure of speech in which the speaker raises an objection to their own argument and then immediately answers it; also called procatalepsis

prolix (en)

using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy

promachoi (grc)

in ancient Greece and during the Byzantine era: the men fighting in the first rank of the phalanx

promontory (en)

(noun) a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water / (noun) a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland / (noun) a bodily prominence

promulgated (en)

promote or make widely known

pronation (en)

rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces backwards or downwards

propaedeutic (en)

(noun) preparatory study or instruction (from Greek)

propinquity (en)

the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

propitiate (en)

(verb) to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of; appease

propitiousness (en)

(adjective) favorably disposed; benevolent / (adjective) being a good omen; auspicious / (adjective) tending to favor; advantageous