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PRECAU'TION,n. [L. precautus, proecaveo; proe, before,and caveo, to take care.] ...
PRECAU'TIONAL, a. Preventive of mischief.
PRECAU'TIONARY, a. Containing previous caution; as precautionary advice or admon...
PRECEDA'NEOUS, a. [form precede, L. proecedo.] Preceding; antecedent; anterior. ...
PRECE'DE, v.t. [L. proecedo; proe, before, and cedo, to more.] 1. To go before i...
PRECE'DED, pp. Being gone before.
PRECE'DENCE PRECE'DENCY, n. The act or state of going before; priority in time; ...
PRECE'DENT, a. Going before in time; anterior; antecedent; as precedent services...
PREC'EDENTED, a. Having a precedent; authorized by an example of a like kind.
PRECE'DENTLY, adv. Beforehand; antecedently.
PRECEL'LENCE, n. Excellence. [Not in use.]
PRECEN'TOR, n. [Low L. proecentor; L. proe, before, and canto, to sing.] The lea...
PRE'CEPT, n. [L. proeceptum, from proecipio, to command; proe, before, and capio...
PRECEP'TIAL, a. Consisting of precepts. [Not in use.]
PRECEP'TION, n. A precept. [Not in use.]
PRECEP'TIVE, a. [L. proeceptivus.] Giving precepts or commands for the regulatio...