Proleptic
Pronunciation : Pro*lep"tic, Pro*lep"tic*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. proleptique.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. "A far-seeing or proleptic wisdom." De Quincey.
2. Previous; antecedent. Glanvill.
3. (Med.)
Defn: Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913