English

Adjective

precedented ‎(comparative more precedented, superlative most precedented)

1. (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.

Verb

precedented

1. (rare) simple past tense and past participle of precedent
   • 2005, America The Book, “So You Want To Be A Precedent”, in (Please provide the title of the work), page 92:

     "Is 'precedented' even a word?" you may ask. Well, it is now, Noah-****-Webster. I just precedented it.

Related terms

• unprecedented