forereckoning

From forereckon

forereckoning

1. present participle of forereckon

From forereckon +‎ -ing.

forereckoning (plural not attested)

1. Precalculation; foreplanning
   • 1948, The Restless Voyage:

     […] had to have sleep, but decided that since I could not afford to be wrong in my forereckoning, I would at those times guard against surprise by leaning a heavy stick against the bar so that the latter's displacement would cause it to fall and wake […]

   • 2003, Andre Norton, The Gates to Witch World:

     We of the Power have a certain measure of control over the natural elements, though like all else that is subject to failure or success beyond our forereckoning.