Definitions
preceding in time, order, or significance
Word origin
From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin praecēdēns, present participle of praecēdere (“to precede”); See precede.
Used in a sentence
“Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only.”
“A third argument may be derived from the precedent.”
“My Lord Melun, let this be copied out, I did suppose it should be on constraint ; And keep it safe for our remembrance : But , heaven be thank'd , it is but voluntary , Return the precedent to these lords again”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Earlier case”9 letters
02“Earlier example”9 letters
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