preparatory
C1Adjektiv/US /prɪpˈɛrətˌɔriː/ prĭp-ĔR-ət-ôr-ē; UK /prɪpˈɛrətˌɔriː/ prĭp-ĔR-ət-ôr-ē/
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.
