precedent
noun |ˈpresəd(ə)nt|
an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances: there are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training | breaking with all precedent.
• Law a previous case or legal decision that may be or (binding precedent) must be followed in subsequent similar cases: the decision set a precedent for others to be sent to trial in the US.
adjective (precedent |priˈsēd(ə)nt| )
preceding in time, order, or importance: a precedent case.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘preceding.’
antonym |ˈan(t)əˌnim|
nounLinguistics
a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g., bad and good).
DERIVATIVES
antonymous |anˈtänəməs| adjective
ORIGIN
mid 19th century: from French antonyme, from ant- (from Greek anti- ‘against’) + Greek onuma ‘name.’
late Middle English: from Old French succeder or Latin succedere ‘come close after,’ from sub- ‘close to’ + cedere ‘go.’
preside |prəˈzīd|
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praesident- ‘sitting before’ (see preside) .