Pro, prep. [L.; akin to prae before, Gr. &unr_;, and E. for. See For, prep., and cf. Prior, a.] A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth.
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Pro confesso [L.] (Law), taken as confessed. The action of a court of equity on that portion of the pleading in a particular case which the pleading on the other side does not deny. -- Pro rata. [L. See Prorate.] In proportion; proportion. -- Pro re nata [L.] (Law), for the existing occasion; as matters are.
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