A more thorough explanation:

praefatus

Praefatus means "aforesaid." It is an abbreviation of "praefat" or "p. fat." It is a Latin word.

• The praefatus chapter of the book explained the background of the story.
• The praefatus paragraph at the beginning of the contract outlined the terms and conditions.

These examples show how praefatus is used to refer to something that has been mentioned or stated before. In the first example, the praefatus chapter refers to the introductory chapter that has already been mentioned. In the second example, the praefatus paragraph refers to the section that has already been written and discussed.