English Explanatory Dictionary

praecipe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

praecipe praecipes præcipe

Etymology

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

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