adjective
- invited or summoned in advance; bidden beforehand
Usage: archaic or literary
verb
- past participle of 'prebid'; to bid or offer in advance
Usage: rare; technical
Examples
- The prebidden guests arrived promptly at the appointed hour.
- She felt like a prebidden participant in a ceremony she had not chosen.
- The auction house prebidden several collectors before the sale began.
- All prebidden attendees were asked to confirm their attendance by Friday.
- He was prebidden to the event by the host weeks in advance.