1630s, "to arrange beforehand," from pre- + order (v.). Marked in OED 2nd ed. as "rare." Related: Pre-ordered; pre-ordering.
preoccupation
preoccupied
preoccupy
pre-op
pre-ordain
pre-order
pre-owned
prep
pre-packaged
preparation
preparative
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