praecipe

See also: præcipe

English

Alternative forms

  • præcipe (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Noun

praecipe (plural praecipes)

  1. (law) A writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.
  2. (law) A request to a court to issue process.

Latin

Verb

praecipe

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of praecipiō
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