Preparatory
Pronunciation : Pre*par"a*to*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. praeparatorius: cf. F. pr?paratoire.]
Definition : Defn: Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative; as, a preparatory school; a preparatory condition.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913