Bible Dictionaries
Praecipe

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.

(2):

(n.) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued.

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