initial
1. ini.tial \in-'ish-*l\ \-'ish-(*-)le-\ \-'ish-*l-n*s\ aj [MF & L; MF, fr.
L initialis, fr. initium beginning, fr. initus)X, pp. of inire to go into,
fr. in- + ire to go - more at ISSUE 1: of or relating to the beginning :
INCIPIENT 2: placed at the beginning : FIRST - ini.tial.ly av
2. initial n 1a: the first letter of a name 1b: a large letter beginning a
text or a division or paragraph 2: ANLAGE, PRECURSOR; specif : a
meristematic cell
3. initial \-'ish-(*-)lin\ vt or ini.tialed or ini.tialled; or
ini.tial.ing; or ini.tial.ling : to affix an initial to