foreword

[fawr-wurd, -werd, fohr-] /ˈfɔrˌwɜrd, -wərd, ˈfoʊr-/
noun
1.
a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author.
Compare afterword.
Origin
1835-45; fore- + word
Can be confused
foreword, forward, forwards, froward (see synonym study at forward)
Synonyms
See introduction.
Examples from the web for foreword
  • It has been published as a book, complete with a foreword by terry jones.
British Dictionary definitions for foreword

foreword

/ˈfɔːˌwɜːd/
noun
1.
an introductory statement to a book
Word Origin
C19: literal translation of German Vorwort
Word Origin and History for foreword
n.

1842, from fore- + word (n.); perhaps a loan-translation of German Vorwort "preface," modeled on Latin praefatio "preface."