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† precony Obs.
Also in L. form præconium.
[ad. L. præcōnium the office of a public crier, a proclaiming, laudation; n. use of neut. sing. of præcōnius preconious, f. præcōn-em a public crier.]
Public commendation; laudation, extolment.
c1410Love Bonavent. Mirr. viii. (Gibbs MS.), So that here is schewed a grete precony and worthy ensaumple of pouert. 1432–50tr. Higden (Rolls) I. 3 Thei ar to be enhaunsede and exaltede by merite with grete preconyes. 1653R. G. tr. Bacon's Hist. Winds 208 It hath been abused both by false opinions, and false Præconiums. |