Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Prepared \Pre*pared"\, a.
   Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food;
   prepared questions. -- {Pre*par"ed*ly}, adv. --Shak. --
   {Pre*par"ed*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

preparedness
     n : the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or
         action (especially military action); "putting them in
         readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"
         [syn: {readiness}, {preparation}]