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单词 precedential
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precedentialadj.

Brit. /ˌprɛsᵻˈdɛnʃl/, U.S. /ˌprɛsəˈdɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/
Forms: see precedent n. and -ial suffix
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precedent n., -ial suffix.
Etymology: < precedent n. + -ial suffix. Compare earlier precedence n. and also precedental adj.
1. Of the nature of or constituting a precedent; providing a guide or rule for subsequent cases.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > having the force of an example > that serves as a precedent
leadinga1628
precedentiala1641
precedentary1789
a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 31 These were Precedentiall to their Successors.
1693 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 404 His Excell. had made many steps of Condescention to them which he had not done in another government, and [which] was not presidentiall.
1710 M. Fell Brief Coll. Margaret Fell 30 If they took that severe course against them, it would be made Presidential unto others.
1794 W. Shrubsole Plain Christian Shepherd's Def. his Flock ii. 20 The observation of the Lord's day, or first day of the week, has no express warrant from Scripture..but it is practised from some precedential hints.
1893 Independent (N.Y.) 19 Oct. If he is appointed, any applicant..can claim..appointment on the strength of this precedential case.
1957 A. E. Meyer Educ. Hist. Amer. People v. 99 The state [of Ohio] consented to abstain from levying taxes on the national grounds within its confines. This precedential act was emulated by all but three states.
1995 Virginia Gaz. 30 Nov. a7/4 A favorable ruling in their case will be precedential in our Virginia case.
2. Having precedence in time or (occasionally) rank; preliminary, prefatory; pre-eminent. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective]
ererc888
fernOE
oldOE
oldOE
formerc1160
ratherc1330
before-goingc1384
formerc1384
forenexta1400
formea1400
while1399
antecedentc1400
precedentc1400
anteceding?a1425
late1446
whilom1452
preceding?a1475
forne1485
fore1490
heretofore1491
foregoing1530
toforegoing1532
further1557
firster1571
then1584
elder1594
quondam1598
forehand1600
previant1601
preallable1603
prior1607
anterior1608
previal1613
once1620
previous1621
predecessivea1627
antecedaneous?1631
preventive1641
prior1641
precedaneous1645
preventional1649
antegredient1652
senior1655
prevenient1656
precedential1661
antecedental1763
past-gone1784
antevenient1800
aforetime1835
one-time1850
onewhile1882
foretime1894
erstwhile1903
antecedane-
ere-
1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Precedential, that goes before or surpasseth.
1703 J. Howe Serm. conc. Union among Protestants 20 Negotiations..precedential to the concord they endeavoured between the Saxon and the Helvetian Churches.
1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. v. i. 4 It becomes necessary to distinguish the several precedential or introductory facts..from the ultimate principal fact.
1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 29 Sept. 159/2 We don't quarrel for precedential seats at the dining-table.
3. Relating to precedence in social matters. Obsolete. rare.
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > superior in rank
highereOE
furtherc1000
superior1483
superordinate1615
precedential1836
upscale1966
1836 Fraser's Mag. 13 63 Charles the Fifth settled a precedential hubbub between two dames of high degree.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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