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precept

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːsɛpt/

The English word “precept” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
  2. A written command, especially a demand for payment.
  3. An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
  4. A tax rate set by such an order; the tax thus collected.

verb

  1. To act as a preceptor; to teach a physician-in-training by supervising their clinical practice.
  2. To teach (something) by precepts.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin praeceptum, form of praecipiō (“to teach”), from Latin prae (“pre-”) + capiō (“take”).

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