Etymology

praecipe

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Today it means: A writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. Full definition →

Middle English presepe ← Latin praecipe
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  1. Latin · derived frompraecipe
  2. Middle English · inherited frompresepe
  3. English todaypraecipe

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

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