Precept
Pronunciation : Pre"cept
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. praeceptum, from praecipere to take beforehand, to instruct, teach; prae before + capere to take: cf. F. pr?cepte. See Pre-, and Capacious.]
Definition : 1. Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule. For precept must be upon precept. Isa. xxviii. 10. No arts are without their precepts. Dryden.
2. (Law)
Defn: A command in writing; a species of writ or process. Burrill.
Syn. -- Commandment; injunction; mandate; law; rule; direction; principle; maxim. See Doctrine.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pre"cept
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To teach by precepts. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913