To give a preface to.
To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).
An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
A title or epithet.
The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.
The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.
To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.
One who delivers a prologue.
An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage.