praecepto

praecepto is a Latin form of praecipio, meaning “instruct, order; take beforehand”.

It can also be a form of praeceptum, “precept, rule, instruction; command”. It is the ablative singular neuter noun or perfect passive participle dative singular masculine or perfect passive participle dative singular neuter.

Found 27 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 5.35.1: Quo praecepto ab eis diligentissime observato, cum quaepiam cohors ex orbe excesserat atque impetum fecerat, hostes velocissime refugiebant.

Phaedrus, Fabulae 3.8.1: Praecepto monitus saepe te considera.

All forms of praecipio (conjugation table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.