"existing or done before exile," 1884, chiefly in reference to Biblical writings supposed to date before the Jewish exile (586-537 B.C.E.), from pre- "before" + exile (n.) + -ic.
pre-emption
pre-emptive
pre-emptory
preen
pre-engage
pre-exilic
pre-exist
pre-existence
pre-existing
prefab
prefabricate
