My pre["e]ngagements to other themes were not unknown to those for whom I was to write. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
preengagement — index reservation (engagement) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
preengagement — pre·engagement … English syllables
preengagement — “+ noun Etymology: partly from pre + engagement, partly from preengage + ment 1. : the act of preengaging or the state of being preengaged : a prior engagement or obligation; especially : a previous engagement to marry 2. : preoccupation … Useful english dictionary
reservation — res·er·va·tion n 1: the act or an instance of reserving reservation of rights 2: the creation by and for a grantor of a new right or interest (as an easement) in real property granted to another; also: the right or interest so created or the… … Law dictionary
agreement — Synonyms and related words: Anschluss, OK, acceptance, accession, acclamation, accommodation, accompaniment, accord, accordance, acquiescence, adaptation, adaption, addition, adjustment, affiliation, affinity, affirmation, affirmative,… … Moby Thesaurus
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