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PRyECfiLSOS (pr® & celsus), a, uin, adj. 
very high or lofty. Cic. locus. Stat. 
fortuna. 
Pll/ECtNTf ij (pracino), onis, f . a sin.g- 
1 ing, or playing on an instrument before 
any thing, a prelude, as, before a sacri¬ 
fice, or a playing at a sacrifice. Cic. 
Before a battle. Gcll. 
PRTECfiNTflR (Id.), oris, m. he who leads 
3 the choir, a director of music, a precentor, 
Xopoorarris • dipul. 
PRyECENTGRIOS (pnecentor), a, um, adj. 
3 belonging to a prelude. Sulin. arundines. 
PRyECEPS (pr® cfc. caput), cTpitis, adj. head¬ 
long, with the head foremost, npOKapyruy, 
TTponerris, Kponpyi/iis. it is used ol those 
who fall or are hurled down, and may 
frequently be rendered down. Terent. 
Aliquein pnBcipitein dare, or, Cic. deji- 
cere, h. e. to throw down. So, also, 
Auct. B. Afr. inittere. Virg. Projecit 
pnecipitem in undas. Hence, Culum. 
Praeeps palmes, h. e. bent downwards 
and tied to any thing. — Also, of those 
that run quickly or are pursued, head¬ 
long, swift, precipitate, hasty. Cces. Pne- 
cipites se fug® mandant. Herat. Prse¬ 
ceps fertur, h. e. runs. Virg. Pracipi- 
tes columb®, It. e. flying. Cats, and Cic. 
Agere aliquem pracipitem, h. e. to drive 
headlong. Hence, figur. Cic. Agunt 
eum pracipitem Pcen®, h. e. hunt, pur¬ 
sue him. Sallust. Quoniam ah inimicis 
praeeps agor, h. e. am persecuted or pur¬ 
sued. Tacit. In gloriam prseceps ageba- 
tur. -If Also, in general, swift, rapid, 
hastening. Ilorat. amnis. Ovid, ven- 
tus. Id. nox, h. e. passing away quickly. 
Cic. profectio. Id. celeritas dicendi. 
-TT Also, drawing to an end or close, de¬ 
clining, setting. Lie. dies. Id. sol. Sal¬ 
lust. ®stas. —i— IT Also, steep, precipitous, 
downhill, sloping. Cces. locus. Virg. 
and Ovid, fossa, h. c. deep. Plin. Pa- 
neg. mons. Catull. 17, 9. Ire prtecipi- 
tein in lutum per caputque pedesque. — 
Hence, overhanging, bending down, in¬ 
clining. Curt. Murus in salum pr®- 
ceps. Figur. Liv. Animus praeeps in 
avaritiam. Also, figur. dangerous, criti¬ 
cal, hazardous. Liv. libertas. Ovid. 
tempus. Cic. via. Id. genus oratio- 
nis. — Hence, Praeeps, subst. a preci¬ 
pice, steep place. Virg. Turriui in pr®- 
cipiti stantem. Senec. In pracipi- 
tia cursus iste ducit. Liv. In prse¬ 
ceps defend, h. e. to fall down. Tacit. 
In prseceps jacere, h. c. to hurl down. — 
Figur. critical circumstances, great dan¬ 
ger, an extremity, extreme danger. Liv. 
Kempublicam in praeeps dare. Cels. 
JE ger est in pracipiti, h. e. is in great 
danger. Plin. Ep. Debet orator acce- 
dere ad prseceps, h. e. to speak in an ele¬ 
vated style, used bold, lofty expressions. — 
Also, the highest, uppermost point. Juve¬ 
nal. Omne in pracipiti vitium stetit, 
h. e. has reached the highest pitch. - 
IT Figur. precipitate, headlong, inconside¬ 
rate, hasty, rash. Cic. furor. Id. homo. 
Val. Max. audacia. -—— IT Prseceps, 
adv. Ammian. -IT Nom. Pr®cipes,,ge/(. 
Pracipis, &c. seems also to have been 
in use. Plant. Prsecipem. 
PR7ECEPTI5 (pracipio), onis, f. a taking 
or receiving beforehand, as an inherit¬ 
ance. Pandect, bonorum. Id. dotis. 
Plin. Ep. Prseceptionem 400 millium 
dedit. Hence, Pandect. Per praceptio- 
nem dare or legare, h. e. to give or be¬ 
queath any thing in suck a manner, that 
it be received before tile distribution of the 
■whole property among the heirs. ■—- 
TT Also, an instruction, precept. Cic. 
recti. Id. Stoicorum. -- IT Also, a 
notion or preconception. Cic. -IT Al¬ 
so, a command, order, as of the emperor. 
Cod . Just. 
FR/ECEPTi VE (prseceptivus), adv. byway 
3 of precept Tbrtutl. 
PRA3CEPTIV0S (priecipio), a, um, adj. 
2 preceptive, giving moral rutes or precepts. 
Senec. 
PRyEOSPTSR (Id.), oris, m. one who an¬ 
ticipates or takes beforehand. Paulin. 
JVolan. -IT Also, a commander. Gcll. 
-IT Also, an instructor, teacher, pre¬ 
ceptor, master. Cic. 
PRTECePTRTX (preceptor), Icis, f. apre- 
1 ceptress, instnictress. Cic. 
PR/EUEPTUM (priecipio), i, n. an order 
or direction; a precept, rule, maxim ; ad¬ 
monition, advice, counsel, instruction, com¬ 
mand, injunction, tvroAii, napayyeApa. 
Cic. Priecepta dare. Id. artis. Cobs. 
Prsecepto observato. Virg. Prsecepta 
facessere. 
PRyECEPTOS, a, um. See Proecipio. 
PRA3GERP5 (pr® & carpo), is, psi, ptum, 
1 a. 3. to break off before or before the time, 
to crop or bite off, nip in the bud, irpoa- 
i paipeio. Plin. germinum tenera. Ov¬ 
id. messes. — Figur. Cic. fructum of¬ 
ficii, h. e. to diminish, take away or de¬ 
prive of. Plin. Ep. gratiam novitatis. 
Liv. Lietitia priecerpta, h. e. enjoyed 
beforehand. -IT Also, to pluck off be¬ 
fore, or, simply, to clip or pluck off. 
Stat. jubas. - IT Also, to make ex¬ 
tracts front. Gell. libros. 
PRyECERT aT 15 (obsol. prsecerto, from 
2 pr® & certo), onis, f. a contest for pref¬ 
erence. Auct. ad Herenn. 
PRyECESSOR (prfficedo), oris, m. aprede- 
3 cessor, npbyovoy. Tertull. 
PR/EGIX (priccieo), ®, m. a public crier 
3 who went before the Flatnines, to tell 
mechanics to lay aside their work and 
not to profane the sacred ceremonies. Fest. 
PRASCIaNOS (unc.), a, um, adj. Plin. 14, 
3, 1. vinum, h. e. a celebrated kind of 
wine. 
PRTECIDaNEOS (pr® & c®do), a, um, 
3 adj.t/rat is killed before. Cato, hostia, 
h. e. a sacrifice offered before an under¬ 
taking. Also, an offering for the dead. 
Varr. So, also, Gell. Ilosti® pracida- 
ne®, li. e. killed a day previous to a solemn 
sacrifice. Atei. ap. Gell. Feri® praci- 
dane®, h. e. preceding others, holiday 
eves or vigils. 
PRA3CID5 (pr® & c®do), is, idi, Tsum,a. 
3. properly, to cut off from before. — 
Hence, in general, to cut off. Plaut. 
linguam alicui, h. e. to cut off or out, or, 
figur. to render dumb. Cic. ancoras, li. e. 
to cut the cable. Liv. caput. Ilirt. ma- 
nus alicui. Plin. barbam. — Hence, 
Pracisus, a, um, cut off. Martial. Tri- 
nacria Italia prfficisa, h. e. separated 
from Italy. ■ - IT Also, figur. to make 
short, shorten, abbreviate, express one’s 
self briefly. Cic. Brevi pracidam. Id. 
Pnr.cide. Plin. iter. — Hence, to cut 
short one’s words, break off or finish ab¬ 
ruptly. Auct. ad Her. Si, cum incipi- 
mus aliquid dicere-, prfficidimus. Quin- 
til. Pr®cisa velut ante legitimum finem 
oratio.-TT Also, figur. to omit, pass 
by. Senec. sinus maris, h. e. to avoid, 
consequently, to sail in a direct line, sail 
directly across the bay. -IT Also, to 
take away, deprive of. Cic. spem. Id. 
sibi reditum.-TT Also, to deny flatly, 
refuse. Cic. - IT Also, to cut up, cut 
to pieces. Liv. canem. Cic. cotem no- 
vacula. Id. naves, li. e. to render unfit 
for service. Hence, Cic. amicitiam, 
h. e. to break off at once. — Hence, to cas¬ 
trate. Lamprid. Pr®cisus, It. e. an eu¬ 
nuch. -H Also, to strike, beat. Plaut. 
os, h. e. 07i the mouth. — Martial. Pr®- 
cidere os alicui, or, Id. aliquem. Other 
Edd. read percidere. (See Percido.) — 
Ncev. Pracisum, h. c. pars carnis pr®- 
cisa.-TT See, also, Prwcisus, a, um. 
PRy£CINCTI5 (pr$cingo), onis, f. a 
2 ginjing about, a girdle. — Hence, in the 
amphitheatre, a broad landing-place, or, 
the space between the spectators’ seats. 
Vitruv. 
PRiECINOToRIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. fit 
2 for girding. Vitruv. funis. — Hence, 
Pracinctorium , a girdle, apron, nepi^to- 
pa. Augustin. 
PR/ECINCTuRX (Id.), ®, f. a girding; 
2 a girdle, diagwois- Macrob. and Vi¬ 
truv. 
PB-ECINCTOS, a, um. See Prcecingo. 
PRyECINCTOS (pr®cingo), us, m. a gird- 
3 ing about. Varr. -TT Also, a dress- 
inn, putting on clothes. Macrob. 
PRA1CING6 (pr® & cingo), is, nxi, nc- 
1 turn, a. 3. to gird, gird about, Sta(,wvvv- 
pi. Grot, ilia cultro. — Pr®cingi, to 
gird one's self. Ovid. ense. — Pracinc- 
tus, a, um, girded about, girt high. 
Ilorat. Recte prmcincti pueri. Sueton. 
Male pracinctus puer.-TT Also, to 
surround wihh any thing. Propert. fon- 
tein vallo. Plin. Tellns pracincta rna- 
ri. Plin. Ep. Parietes testaceo opere 
pr®cincti, h. e. overlaid. - TT Also, to 
furnUi or provide with any thing. Enu. 
ap. Gell. Brundisium portu praecinc- 
tum. 
PR/ECIN6 (pr® & cano),is, cTnui,a. and 
1 n. 3. to sing or play bqfore, wpod&o). Cic. 
deorum pulvinaribus, et epulis, h. e. to 
play at. Liv. sacrificiis. Flor. alicui 
tibiis. Gcll. Prscinente citliara._ 
TT Also, to repeat a form of enchantment, 
to enchant, bewitch. Tibull _TT Also, 
transitively, to prophesy, foretell , predict, 
presage. Cic. Deos aliquid pracinere. 
Plin. responsa, li. e. dare responsa de 
futuris. Id. sideris cursum. Tibull. 
fugam. 
PR/ECrPES. See Prceceps. 3 
PRTECIPIS (pr® & capio), is, epi, eptum, 
a. 3. to take, seize, or receive before, npo- 
Aapfidva). Lucret. aquain. Cats, pecuni- 
am mutuam, h. e. to borrow beforehand. 
Liv. iter, h. c. to travel or march before 
another. So, also, Id. Longius spatium 
fuga, h. e. to go or march before. Tacit. 
bellum, h. e. to begin before. Liv. Pira- 
eum pr®cepit, li. e. preoccupied , came 
quickly into. Virg. Si lac prsceperit 
®stus, h. e. shall have dried up before 
milking. Flor. Fata veneno, h. e. to 
kill one’s self by poison. Hence, with 
jurists, Plin. Ep. Pr®cipere, h. e. to re¬ 
ceive any thing before the general distri¬ 
bution of an inheritance. Liv. Tempore 
pr®cepto, h. e. because it happened before. 
Ilirt. lietitiam, li. n. to rejoice before¬ 
hand. So, also, Anton, ap. Cic. gaudia. 
Liv. spem, h. e. to hope beforehand. Id. 
rem fama, h. e. to hear or be informed of 
beforehand. Cces. victoriam aiiitno, A. e. 
to figure to one’s self beforehand. Cic. 
consilia hostium, h. e. to know before¬ 
hand, know them before they are executed. 
Cces. opinione, li. e. to conjecture before¬ 
hand. Cic. cogitatione futura, h. e. to 
anticipate in thought. Virg. liostem 
spe, h. e. to hope for. Id. Omnia prie- 
cepi, sc. animo. Cic. aliquid consilio 
prudentiaque, li. c. to do or conceive 
■prudently beforehand. Id. Res humanas 
pr®ceptas habere, h. e. to have learnt 
or made himself acquainted with before- 
hand. -TT Also, to give rules or pre¬ 
cepts to any one, to admonish, advise, 
warn, say, tell. JVeqios. Legati ut turn 
exirent, pracepit. Id. lectoribus. Cic. 
Hoc tibi priecipio, li. e. this rule I give 
you, I advise you, &c. Horat. duicquid 
prfficipies, esto brevis, li. e. in all your 
rules be short. Cic. Recte pracipi po¬ 
test in amicitiis. — Hence, of teachers, 
to deliver, teach. Ovid, artem. Cic. 
alicui rationem tempestatum. Ilorat. 
Pr®cipe cantus, li. e. teach me, inspire 
me with aa elegy, assist me to sing. — 
Hence, simply, to be a teacher, give in- 
struction. Cic. de eloquentia. Sueton. 
alicui. — Also, to give rules or prescrip¬ 
tions as a superior, physician, &c. to en¬ 
join, order, command, prescribe. JYepos. 
Priecepit, ut sumerent. Also, with an 
infinit. following. Ovid. Sunt, qui pr»- 
cipiant, herbas sumere. Plin. Psoni- 
am pr®cipiunt eruere nocte. 
PR-iEOIPITANTfiR (pr®cipito), adv. pre- 
3 cipitately, with headlong haste, Ttpoirerds 
Jj UCr 
PRAICIPITaNTIX (Id.), ®, f. a falling 
3 headlong, precipitating, falling down, 
irpoircreia. Gell. 
PRAUCIPITaTIS (Id.), onis, f. aprecipi- 
2 tating, falling down. Vitruv. and Senec. 
PR7ECTPITIUM (praceps), ii, n. apreci- 
2 pice, sleep place, Kpqpvds. Suetoii. - 
TT Also, a headlong fall, a falling down. 
Lactant. aliorum. — Also, an injury re* 
caved from a fall. Plin. 
PRA3CIPIT5 (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
precipitate, throw or tumble headlong, npy- 
i n$co, KaraKpqpuiga). Cic. se e Leu- 
cade. Liv. se de turri. Coes, se in fos- 
sas. Ovid, senes pontibus, sc. de. Liv. 
equites ex equis. — Hence, Prsecipita- 
ri, for pracipitare se. Sallust. Q,uuin 
alii super vallum priecipitarentur. Ovid. 
Lux prlRcipitatur aquis, h. e. in aquas, 
the sun sets. So, also, Id. Scorpios in 
aquas priecipitatur, h. c. sets. — Pr®cipi- 
tare se, absol. to throw himself from a 
precipice. Sueton. Oct. 27. — Pracipi¬ 
tare se, to descend or run down. Terent, 
— Hence, Cato, vitem, h. e. to bend loo 
