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PRECE'DED, pp. Being gone before.
PRECE'DE, v.t. [L. proecedo; proe, before, and cedo, to more.] 1. To go before i...
PRECEDA'NEOUS, a. [form precede, L. proecedo.] Preceding; antecedent; anterior. ...
PRECAU'TIONARY, a. Containing previous caution; as precautionary advice or admon...
PRECAU'TIONAL, a. Preventive of mischief.
PRECAU'TION,n. [L. precautus, proecaveo; proe, before,and caveo, to take care.] ...
PRE'CATIVE PRE'CATORY, a. [L. precor, to pray.] Suppliant; beseeching.
PRECA'RIOUSNESS, n. Uncertainty; dependence on the will or pleasure of others, o...
PRECA'RIOUSLY, adv. At the will or pleasure of others; dependently; by an uncert...
PRECA'RIOUS, a. [L. precarius, from precor, to pray or entreat; primarily, depen...
PREB'ENDARYSHIP, n. The office of a prebendary; a canonry.
PREB'ENDARY, n. An ecclesiastic who enjoys a prebend; the stipendiary of a cathe...
PREBEND'AL, a. Pertaining to a prebend.
PREB'END, n. [L. proebeo, to afford, to allow.] 1. The stipend or maintenance gr...
PREAU'DIENCE, n. [See Audience .] Precedence or rank at the bar among lawyers; r...
PRE'ASING, ppr. or a. Crowding. [Not used.]