praeceptivus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

praeceptīvus: a, um, adj. praecipio,
I preceptive, didactic (post-Aug.): pars philosophiae, quam Graeci παραινετικήν vocant, nos praeceptivam dicimus, Sen. Ep. 95, 1: portemus praeceptivo modo dicens, in the preceptive, hortatory mode, Tert. Res. Carn. 49; Ambros. Vid. 12, 73; id. in Luc. 6, 90.—Hence, adv.: praeceptīvē, preceptively, didactically (eccl. Lat.): portemus inquit, non portabimus, praeceptive, non promissive, Tert. adv. Marc. 5, 10.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

præceptīvus,¹⁵ a, um (præcipio), qui enseigne, didactique : Sen. Ep. 95, 1 ; Tert. Res. 49.