Laid or placed beforehand; arranged or prepared in advance.
From fore- (before) + laid (past tense of lay, from Old English lecgan). An adjective describing something arranged or positioned beforehand.
In older texts, you might read of 'forelaid plans' or 'forelaid traps'—it's an old-fashioned way to say something was prepared in advance, similar to how we say 'set a trap.'
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