Principatus, sb. pl. powers, dominions, rulers, W.—­Lat. principatus (Vulg.).

Prisun, sb. prison, S.—­AF. prisun; Lat. prensionem, prehensionem, a taking, a capture.  Cf. Pryson.

Prisun, sb. a prisoner; prisunes, pl., S; prysouns, PP; prysuns, H; prisons, S2; prisounes, P; presons, WA.—­AF. prisoun, OF. prison; see Constans.

Prisuner, sb. gaoler, keeper of a prison, S.

Proces, sb. narrative, history, C2, HD, WA.—­OF. procA"s; Lat. processum.

Proche, v. to approach; prochinge, pr. p, S3.—­OF. procher (in approcher); Late Lat. propiare.

Procuratour, sb. proctor, agent, PP; procuratoure, steward, W; proketowre, Prompt.—­AF. procuratour; Lat. procuratorem (Vulg.).

Profyte, sb. profit, Prompt.; prophete, PP.—­AF. profit; Lat. profectum.

Profyten, v. to profit, Prompt.; profitide, pt. s., grew, W; prophitide, pl., S2.

Proheme, sb. a proem, prologue, C2.—­OF. proeme; Lat. proemium; Gr. [Greek:  prooimion].

Proinen, v. to prune, preen, trim, adorn, SkD, HD, ND; proigne, HD; prune, CM, SkD; proynd, pp., S3.—­OF. progner, also provigner, to propagate by taking cuttings (Cotg.),; from OF. provin, a sucker (Cotg.), also provain; Lat. propaginem.

Proiner, sb. pruner, ND.

Prollen, v. to search about, prowl, C3, Prompt., Palsg.; proule, Manip.

Promissioun, sb. promise. Phr.:  the lond of promyssioim (or of beheste), the Holy Land, S2.—­Lat. promissionem; cp. terra repromissionis (Heb.  II.9, Vulg.).

Promyt, v. to promise, S3, JD.—­Lat. promittere; cp.  OF. prometre.

Propre, adj. separate, distinct, PP, C2; fine, goodly, PP, C3; proper, S2.—­AF. propre, fit; Lat. proprium.

Propreliche, adv. properly, suitably, PP.

Proprete, sb. property, peculiarity, SkD; propirte, PP; propertes, pl., S2, WA; propurtes, PP.—­OF. proprietA(C), a property (Cotg.); Lat. proprietatem.

Prospectyues, sb. pl. perspective glasses, C2. Comb.:  prospective glass, telescope, C2 (n).—­OF. prospective, ’the prospective, perspective or Optick art’ (Cotg.).

Proud, adj. proud, PP, WA; prowd, PP; prout, PP, S2; prud, S; prut, S; prute, pl., S; prude, S; preste (pretste), superl., S2.—­AS. prAt; cp.  Icel. prAA deg.r.