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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRECONIZATION

n.[L. proeconium, from proeco, a crier. ] A publishing by proclamation, or a proclamation. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRECONIZATION

Pre *con `i *za "tion, n. Etym: [L. praeconium a crying out in public, fr. praeco, -onis, a crier, a herald: cf. F. préconisation.]

 

1. A publishing by proclamation; a public proclamation. Bp. Hall.

 

2. (Eccl.)

 

Defn: A formal approbation by the pope of a person nominated to an ecclesiastical dignity. Addis & Arnold.