preception
noun
pre·cep·tion
prēˈsepshən,
prə̇s-
plural -s
Roman law
: the taking before general distribution of an estate of something as a legacy under an option to select granted by the will to the legatee
Word History
Etymology
Latin praeception-, praeceptio, from praeceptus (past participle of praecipere to take beforehand) + -ion-, -io -ion
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