praecipe

== English == === Alternative forms === præcipe (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English presepe, from Latin praecipe, imperative of praecipere (“to give rules or precepts”). See precept. === Noun === praecipe (plural praecipes) (law) A writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. (law) A request to a court to issue process. == Latin == === Verb === praecipe second-person singular present active imperative of praecipiō