prepose
To place or set (something) before; to prefix.
transitive
It vvere preſumption in me to diſturb this method of [listing the] Maſters, agreed on my Dr. Caius, Mʳ. Parker and others. Othervviſe I vvould prepoſe Millington (firſt Provoſt aftervvards of Kings in the reign of King Henry the ſixth) before VVilflete Maſter under King Richard the third.
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French préposer; prefix pré- (Latin prae before) with poser. See pose.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry prepose (CC BY-SA 4.0).