- Precipe
- Precipe \Prec"i*pe\, n. (Law) See {Pr[ae]cipe}, and {Precept}. [1913 Webster]
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Precipe
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precipe — var of praecipe Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
precipe — 1610s, from L. praecipes, variant of praeceps headlong, precipitous, as a noun, a precipice (see PRECIPICE (Cf. precipice)) … Etymology dictionary
precipe — variant of praecipe … New Collegiate Dictionary
precipe — /presapiy/ Another form of the name of the written instructions to the clerk of court; also spelled praecipe (q.v.) … Black's law dictionary
precipe — Same as praecipe … Ballentine's law dictionary
precipe — I. noun ( s) Etymology: irregular from Latin praecipit , praeceps, from neuter of praecipit , praeceps headlong obsolete : precipice II. variant of praecipe … Useful english dictionary
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praecipe — also precipe noun Etymology: Middle English presepe, from Medieval Latin praecipe, from Latin, imperative of praecipere to instruct more at precept Date: 15th century 1. any of various legal writs commanding a person to do something or to appear… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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