Category:Prolusion

Pro*lu"sion, n. Etym: [l. prolusio, fr. proludere to prelude; pro Before + ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, it. prolusione.]

Defn: a trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence, an Introductory essay or exercise. "domestic prolusions." Thackeray. Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, Whose prolusion lasted. Sir w. Scott.