| n. | 1. | Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule. |
| 2. | (Law) A command in writing; a species of writ or process. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To teach by precepts. |
| Noun | 1. | precept - rule of personal conduct Synonyms: principle |
| 2. | precept - a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts" Synonyms: commandment, teaching |
PRECEPT. A writ directed to the sheriff or other officer, commanding him to do something. The term is derived from the operative praecipimus, we command.
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