English Explanatory Dictionary

precipient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Commanding; directing; willing.
  2. Perceiving or perceived; pertaining to or capable of observation or sensation.
noun
  1. One who wills or has consciousness.
  2. One who perceives, especially one who is particularly sensitive.

Word forms

precipient more precipient most precipient precipients

Etymology

From Latin praecipiens. See precept.

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