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Precent

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A command in writing; a species of writ or process.

(2):

(n.) Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Precent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/precent.html. 1828.