praeminor

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

prae-mĭnor, 1, v. dep.,

to threaten beforehand , to threaten greatly (post-class.); with inf., Tert. adv. Marc. 5, 19: aliquid, Ap. Met. 5, 19, 10; 8, 21, 20; haec illis, Tert. Apol. 21.