Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Precaution

Pre‐cau″tion (?), n. [F. précation, L. praecautio, fr. praecavere, praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae before + cavere be on one's guard. See Pre-, and Caution.] 1. Pr...

7157

Precaution (2)

Pre‐cau″tion, v. t. [Cf. F. précautionner.] 1. To warn or caution beforehand. Locke.2. To take precaution against. Dryden.

7158

Precautional

Pre‐cau″tion‐al (?), a. Precautionary.

7159

Precautionary

Pre‐cau″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as, precautionary signals.

7160

Precautious

Pre‐cau″tious (?), a. Taking or using precaution; precautionary. — Pre‐cau″tious‐ly, adv. — Pre‐cau″‐tious‐ness, n.

7161

Precedaneous

Pre′ce‐da″ne‐ous (?), a. Preceding; antecedent; previous. Hammond.

7162

Precede

Pre‐cede″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Preceded; p. pr. & vb. n.Preceding.] [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before + cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. préceder. See Pre-, and Ce...

7163

Precedence

{ Pre‐ced″ence (?), Pre‐ced″en‐cy (?), } n. [Cf. F. précédence. See Precede.] 1. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has prec...

7164

Precedent

Pre‐ced″ent (?), a. [L. praecedens, -entis, p. pr. of praecedere: cf. F. précédent. See Precede.] Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services. Shak. “A...

7165

Precedent (2)

Prec″e‐dent (?), n. 1. Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example.Examples for cases can but di...

7166

Precedented

Prec″e‐dent‐ed, a. Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of a like kind. Walpole.

7167

Precedential

Prec′e‐den″tial (?), a. Of the nature of a precedent; having force as an example for imitation; as, precedential transactions.All their actions in that time are not precedential...

7168

Precedently

Pre‐ced″ent‐ly (?), adv. Beforehand; antecedently.

7169

Preceding

Pre‐ced″ing, a. 1. Going before; — opposed to following.2. (Astron.) In the direction toward which stars appear to move. See Following, 2.

7170

Precel

Pre‐cel″ (?), v. t. & i. [See Precellence.] To surpass; to excel; to exceed. Howell.

7171

Precellence

{ Pre‐cel″lence (?), Pre‐cel″len‐cy (?), } n. [L. praecellentia, from praecellens, p. pr. of praecellere to excel, surpass: cf. OF. precellence.] Excellence; superiority. Sheldon.

7172

Precellent

Pre‐cel″lent (?), a. [L. praecellens, p. pr.] Excellent; surpassing. Holland.

7173

Precentor

Pre‐cen″tor (?), n. [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See Chant.] A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically: (a) The leade...

7174

Precentorship

Pre‐cen″tor‐ship, n. The office of a precentor.

7175

Precept

Pre″cept (?), n. [L. praeceptum, from praecipere to take beforehand, to instruct, teach; prae before + capere to take: cf. F. précepte. See Pre-, and Capacious.] 1. Any commandm...

7176

Precept (2)

Pre″cept, v. t. To teach by precepts. Bacon.

7177

Preceptial

Pre‐cep″tial (?), a. Preceptive.would give preceptial medicine to rage. Shak.

7178

Preception

Pre‐cep″tion (?), n. [L. praeceptio.] A precept. Bp. Hall.

7179

Preceptive

Pre‐cep″tive (?), a. [L. praeceptivus.] Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures.The lesson given us here i...

7180

Preceptor

Pre‐cep″tor (?), n. [L. praeceptor, fr. praecipere to teach: cf. F. précepteur. See Precept.] 1. One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of...

7181

Preceptorial

Pre′cep‐to″ri‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a preceptor.

7182

Preceptory

Pre‐cep″to‐ry (?; 277), a. Preceptive. “A law preceptory.” Anderson (1573).