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Precellent, adj. Also: -end. [ME (Wyclif) and e.m.E. precellent (1382), obs. F. précellent (c 1170 in Godef.), L. præcellens, pres. p. of præcellere Precel(l v.] Excellent, pre-eminent. a. Of persons. b. Of qualities or things. —a. 1528 Lynd. Dreme 430.
That Prince of euerilk planeit, precellent 1533 Boece 312.
The precellent bischop Mongo c1530-40 Stewart Bann. MS. 88 b/1.
Precellend princeb. 1531 Bell. Boece I 163.
To testify his precellent virtew c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii 131.
Thair … habillement … So ground michtie it was, and precellent c1550-c1580 Art of Music 69.
Off this precellent art