precept

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Synonyms: recept, precent

Antonyms: recept, precent

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Noun

1. A [[rule]] or [[principle]], especially one governing [[personal]] [[conduct]].
2. {{lb|en|legal}} A [[written]] [[command]], especially a [[demand]] for [[payment]].
3. {{senseid|en|tax-related order}} {{lb|en|UK}} An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
4. {{senseid|en|tax rate or tax}} {{lb|en|UK}} A tax rate set by such an order; the tax thus collected.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|chiefly|US|medicine}} To act as a [[preceptor]]; to [[teach#Verb|teach]] a [[physician]]-in-[[training#Noun|training]] by [[supervise|supervising]] their [[clinical#Adjective|clinical]] [[practice#Noun|practice]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To teach (something) by [[precept#Noun|precepts]].

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