| Prefatory (a.) Pertaining to a preface; introductory to a book, essay, or discourse; as, prefatory remarks. Thesaurus Entries antecedent, anterior, chief, exordial, first, foremost, headmost, inaugural, inductive, initiatory, introductory, leading, opening, precedent, preceding, precessional, precursory, prefixed, prelim, preliminary, preludial, prelusive, preparatory, prepositive, prevenient, prior, proemial, propaedeutic |