prolegomenous

English

Etymology

prolegomenon +‎ -ous

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəʊləˈɡɒmɪnəs/

Adjective

prolegomenous (comparative more prolegomenous, superlative most prolegomenous)

(literary) Introductory; functioning as a preface or prolegomenon.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter I, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, London: A[ndrew] Millar, OCLC 928184292, book VIII:
  
  […] it may not be amiss, in the prolegomenous or introductory chapter, to say something of that species of writing which is called the marvellous.

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