precept Copy link • precept: praeceptum: p.s of philosophy, p. philosophiae, Cic. Off. 1, init.: et pass. See also rule.
PRECEPT Copy link • PRECEPTpraeceptum: praescriptum: praescriptio: lex. To give precepts, praecipere, praecepta dare, tradere, de aliqua re: to observe a precept, praescriptum servare; praeceptum tenere (Cic.); praeceptum observare (Caes.).