·vi To make a preface.
II. Preface ·noun The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.
III. Preface ·vt To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to preface a book discourse.
IV. Preface ·noun Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.