PRECEDENTIAL

precedential

(adjective) having precedence (especially because of longer service); “precedential treatment for senior members of the firm”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

precedential (not comparable)

(legal) Having the force of precedent.

Antonyms

• nonprecedential

Source: Wiktionary


Prec`e*den"tial, a.

Definition: Of the nature of a precedent; having force as an example for imitation; as, precedential transactions. All their actions in that time are not precedential to warrant posterity. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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