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[Eng. precaution; al.) Precautionary. "This first filiall fear is but virtuous and precaution all."-Mountagu: Devout E ays , pt. i., treat. vi., § 3. prě-câu-tion-ar-y, a. & s. [Eng. precaution; -ary .] IMG:content-1442.png:[blocks in formation] *B. As subst.: A precaution. "Thou seest by the above precautionaries , that I forget nothing."-Richardson: Clari a , iv. 49. prě-câu-tious, adj . [Prefix pre- , and English cautious .] Cautious beforehand; relating to or using precaution; precautionary. "To be very penetrant, precautious or watchful."North: Examen , p. 93. prě-câu-tious-ly, adv. [Eng. precautious; -ly.] In a precautious manner; with precaution; carefully. precept B. As substantive (pron. prěç-ě-dent): I. Ordinary Language: 1. Something done or said which may be adduced, or serve as an example or rule to be followed, in subsequent cases of the same or a similar kind; an authoritative example. "'Twill be recorded for a precedent." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice, iv. 1. 2. A rule or course of action founded on the course adopted in similar antecedent cases. "Precedent was directly opposed to this odious distinc tion."- Macaulay : Hist. Eng ., ch. xi. 3. A preceding circumstance or condition. "For much he knows, and just conclusions draws From various precedents and various laws." Pope : Homer's Ody ey, iii. 307. 4. A sign, an indication, an example. "Your grace has given a precedent of wisdom." Shakesp.: Henry VIII., 11. 2. *5. A first draught of a document; the original) copy of a writing. "Return the precedent to these lords again." Shakesp.: King John, v. 2. II. Law : 1. A judicial decision, interlocutory or final, which serves as a rule for future determinations in similar cases. "To abide by former precedents , where the same points come again in litigation." -Black stone : Comment. (Introd.) 2. A form of proceeding to be followed in similar cases. precedent-condition, s. Law : Something which must happen or be performed before an estate can vest or be enlarged. prěç-ě-děnt-ěd, adj . [English precedent ; -ed.] Based on or having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by a precedent. precaution. *pre-çě-dā-ně-ous, a . [PRECEDE.] Going before in time; preceding, previous, antecedent. "Precedaneous to the constitution or ordination."Barrow: On the Pope's Supremacy. prē-çēde', v . t . & i. [Fr. précéder , from Latin præcedo , from præbefore, and cedo to go; Sp. & Port. preceder; Ital. precedere .] A. Transitive : 1. To go before in order of time; to happen prev i 4. Dangerously uncertain or doubtful as to the ously to. i ue; as, a precarious state of health. 5. Unsettled, doubtful. precarious-loan, s. Law : A bailment at will; a call loan. prě-cär-I-oŭs-lý, adv . [Eng. precarious; -ly.] In a precarious manner; at the will or pleasure of others; by a doubtful tenure; dangerously. "Ever precariously fluctuating and unsettled." -Burke: Vindic. of Natural Society .