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praecipe

praecipe noun: a writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.

Noun

praecipe (plural praecipes)

  1. A writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.
  2. A request to a court to issue process.

Forms of praecipe

pluralpraecipes
alternative formpræcipe

Origin of praecipe

From Middle English presepe, from Latin praecipe, imperative of praecipere (“to give rules or precepts”). See precept.

Questions about praecipe

What does praecipe mean?
Praecipe means a writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.
What part of speech is praecipe?
Praecipe is a noun.
What is the plural of praecipe?
The plural of praecipe is praecipes.

Words near praecipe in the dictionary

  1. praeambles
  2. praeanal
  3. praecava
  4. praecavae
  5. praecaval
  6. praecipe
  7. praecipes
  8. praecipuum
  9. praecoces
  10. praecocial
  11. praecognita

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