Preceptial

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    preceptive obsolete

    "[…] for, brother, men Can counsel and speak comfort to that grief Which they themselves not feel; but, tasting it, Their counsel turns to passion, which before Would give preceptial medicine to rage […]"

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"[…] for, brother, men Can counsel and speak comfort to that grief Which they themselves not feel; but, tasting it, Their counsel turns to passion, which before Would give preceptial medicine to rage […]"

Etymology

From precept + -ial.

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