Middle English Dictionary Entry
prēsepe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | prēsepe n. |
| Etymology | L praecipe, impv. of praecipere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Law A writ commanding the recipient to perform an action or to show cause for its non-performance.
Associated quotations
- [ (1215) in Stubbs Select Chart.301 : Breve quod vocatur Praecipe de cetero non fiat alicui de aliquo tenemento unde liber homo amittere possit curiam suam. ]
- c1440 Lyarde (Thrn)2.281 : Clense wele your eghne and standis on bakke, For here es comene a presepe, swykke menne to take.