precedented
English
Etymology
c. 1650 precedent + -ed, possibly a back-formation from unprecedented.
Adjective
precedented (comparative more precedented, superlative most precedented)
- (rare, chiefly law) Having a precedent; not novel
- 1905, George Pierce Baker & Henry Barrett Huntington, The Principles of Argumentation, page 660:
- We have a right to take any method that is legal and is precedented.
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Verb
precedented
- (rare) simple past tense and past participle of precedent
- 2005, America The Book, “So You Want To Be A Precedent”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 92:
- "Is 'precedented' even a word?" you may ask. Well, it is now, Noah-fucking-Webster. I just precedented it.
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Related terms
- unprecedented