English

Noun

prex ‎(plural prexes)

1. A president, especially of a university.

Synonyms

• (president, especially of a university): prexy

Etymology 2

Noun

prex ‎(plural prexes)

1. Prefix.

References

1. ↑ “prex” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‎(“to request, ask”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /preks/, [prɛks]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpreks/, [ˈpreks], [ˈprɛks]

Noun

prex f ‎(genitive precis); third declension

1. prayer; request
2. entreaty

Inflection

• The nominative singular, prex, and genitive singular, precis, are unattested in Classical Latin.

Third declension.

Related terms

• procō
• procor
• procāx

Descendants

• Portuguese: prece
• English: prayer

References

• prex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• prex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• PREX in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “prex”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to importune with petitions: precibus aliquem fatigare
    
  • to grant a request: precibus obsequi
    
  • to be influenced by, to yield to urgent (abject) entreaty: magnis (infimis) precibus moveri
    
  • to refuse, reject a request: repudiare, aspernari preces alicuius
    
  • to pray to God: adhibere deo preces
    
  • to pray: preces facere