n. [ F. préjudice, L. praejudicium; prae before + judicium judgment. See Prejudicate, Judicial. ] 1. Foresight. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Naught might hinder his quick prejudize. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An opinion or judgment formed without due examination; prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from other considerations than those belonging to it; an unreasonable predilection for, or objection against, anything; especially, an opinion or leaning adverse to anything, without just grounds, or before sufficient knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

England and France might, through their amity,
Breed him some prejudice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Prejudgment; prepossession; bias; harm; hurt; damage; detriment; mischief; disadvantage. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prejudiced p. pr. & vb. n. Prejudicing ] [ Cf. F. préjudicier. See Prejudice, n. ] 1. To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of, by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to, as to one side or the other of a cause; as, to prejudice a critic or a juryman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Suffer not any beloved study to prejudice your mind so far as to despise all other learning. I. Watts [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to impair; as, to prejudice a good cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seek how may prejudice the foe. Shak [ 1913 Webster ]