praeceptio
Δούλου γὰρ οὐδὲν χεῖρον οὐδὲ τοῦ καλοῦ → Res nulla servo peior est, etiam bono → Ein Sklave ist das schlechteste, selbst wenn er gut
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
praeceptĭo: ōnis, f. praecipio.
I A taking beforehand, a receiving in advance (jurid. Lat.): per praeceptionem legamus, Ulp. Reg. 24, 2: dotis, Dig. 23, 4, 26: per praeceptionem legare, Gai. Inst. 2, 192; 216; Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 1.—
B The right of receiving in advance: praeceptionem quadringentorum milium dedit, Plin. Ep. 5, 7, 1: bonorum, Dig. 33, 7, 2.—
II A previous notion, preconception: ad eam praeceptionem accedere, quam inchoatam habebunt in animis, Cic. Part. 36, 123.—
III A precept, injunction (class.): lex est recti praeceptio, pravique depulsio, Cic. N. D. 2, 31, 79: Stoicorum, id. Off. 1, 2, 6: in juris scientiā est persecutionum cautionumque praeceptio, id. Or. 41, 141.—
2 Esp., an imperial rescript or order, Cod. Just. 1, 11, 2; 11, 59, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præceptĭō,¹⁴ ōnis, f. (præcipio),
1 préciput [t. de droit] : Ulp. Tit. 24, 2 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 5, 7, 1
