Precept

pre's ept, re. Any commandment or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., - command respecting moral conduct; injunction mandate; law; principle; maxim. {Law.) A species of writ or proce . — Precep'tive, -tiv, a. Giving precepts; directing in moral conduct; didactic— Precep'tor, -ter, n. A teacher; instructor; head of school. — Precepto'rial, -to'rl-al, a. Pert, to a preceptor. — Precep'tory, a. Giving precepts; preceptive. — n. An establishment of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order at London. — Precep 'tre , re. A female teacher.