precedented
English
editEtymology
editc. 1650 precedent + -ed, possibly a back-formation from unprecedented.
Adjective
editprecedented (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[1], page 660:
- We have a right to take any method that is legal and is precedented.
Verb
editprecedented
- (rare) simple past and past participle of precedent
- 2005, Stephen Colbert, “So You Want To Be A Precedent”, in America The Book[2], page 92:
- "Is 'precedented' even a word?" you may ask. Well, it is now, Noah-fucking-Webster. I just precedented it.