What does preceptial mean?
Preceptial means (obsolete) preceptive.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete) preceptive.
[…] 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 […]
Use preceptial when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Preceptial means (obsolete) preceptive.
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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 […]
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