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precept

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pre.cept \'pre--.sept\ n [ME, fr. L praeceptum, fr. neut. of praeceptus, 
   pp. of praeciper]e to take beforehand, instruct, fr. prae- + capere to take 
   - more at HEAVE 1: a command or principle intended as a general rule of 
   action  2: an order issued by legally constituted authority to a 
   subordinate offici al