| pre-factive ( n.) | |
|---|---|
| Applies to | sourced headmates |
A pre-factive is a headmate that did not start out as an introject but later gained a factive identity or feels like it is relevant to them.
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This term uses the pre- affix.
The source gained may be considered a transformative source.
If the source gained is specifically a face or visual appearance, the headmate may be considered a (pre-)facetroject or (pre-)vistroject.
The fictive equivalent to this is pre-fictive.
If the headmate in question previously already held an introject identity, they may be called dualfactive or multifactive.
Pre-factives may or may not be amalgams or composites.
A headmate that started out as a factive but disconnected from their introject identity may be called a post-factive.
