Bible Dictionaries
Precontract

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) a contract of marriage which, according to the ancient law, rendered void a subsequent marriage solemnized in violation of it.

(2):

(v. i.) To make a previous contract or agreement.

(3):

(v. t.) To contract, engage, or stipulate previously.

(4):

(n.) A contract preceding another

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Precontract'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/precontract.html. 1828.