praeceptum
From LSJ
εἰργάζοντο λογάδην φέροντες λίθους καὶ ξυνετίθεσαν ὡς ἕκαστόν τι ξυμβαίνοι → they went to work bringing the stones as they picked them out and put them together as each one happened to fit
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
praeceptum: i, n., v. praecipio.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præceptum,⁸ ī, n. (præcipio), précepte, leçon, règle : Cic. Off. 2, 51 ; Tusc. 2, 58 ; Br. 273