prefix

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prefixed p. pr. & vb. n. Prefixing. ] [ L. praefixus, p. p. of praefigere to fix or fasten before; prae before + figere to fix: cf. F. préfix fixed beforehand, determined, préfixer to prefix. See Fix. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition to an agreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently. [ Obs. ] “ Prefixed bounds. ” Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

And now he hath to her prefixt a day. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. préfixe. ] That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure. [ 1913 Webster ]