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A judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff, requiring him to cause a certain number of qualified persons to appear in court at a specified time, to serve as jurors in said court.
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a.
Preceptive.
n.
Something taught; precepts; schooling.
n.
A precept.
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of Preceptory
a.
Preceptive.
v. t.
To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct through a course of studies; as, to teach a child or a class.
n.
The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars.
a.
Authorized by commission, precept, or right; justifiable; defensible; as, the seizure of a thief is always warrantable by law and justice; falsehood is never warrantable.
n.
The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry.
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A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice.
n.
One who attends a school; one who learns of a teacher; one under the tuition of a preceptor; a pupil; a disciple; a learner; a student.
n.
Command; precept; -- now chiefly used in scriptural language.
v. t.
To teach by precepts.
n.
Justificatory mandate or precept; authority; warrant.
a.
That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
a.
Of or pertaining to a preceptor.
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Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures.
n.
The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age; as, he was a gentleman of the old school.
v. i.
To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor.
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