AFO'REHAND, adverb [afore and hand.] 1. In time previous; by previous provision; as, he is ready aforehand She is come aforehand to anoint my body. Mark 14:8. 2. adjective Prepared; previously provided; as, to be aforehand in business. Hence in popular language, amply provided; well supplied with the means of living; having means beyond the requirements of necessity; moderately wealthy. The word is popularly changed into aforehanded, beforehanded, or rather forehanded; as, a forehanded farmer.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI