prepossession

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Noun

 * 1)  Preoccupation; having possession beforehand.
 * 2) * 1791 August 19, letter from Benjamin Banneker to Thomas Jefferson:
 * I am fully sensible to the greatness of that freedom, which I take with you on the present occasion; a liberty which seemed to me scarcely allowable, when I reflected on that distinguished and dignified station in which you stand, and the almost general prejudice and prepossession, which is so prevalent in the world against those of my complexion.
 * 1)  A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice.
 * 1)  A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice.