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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Precedand, pres. p. and ppl. adj. Also: praecedand, preceidand, presedand. [Pres. p. of Preced(e v.^1: cf. Preceding and Precedent.]

A. pres. p. 1. Preceding in time, anterior (to), antecedent (to), (just) before. Also immediat, nixt precedand. a. Const. direct obj., quasi-prep. 1496–7 Acta Conc. II 59.
Aucht to the sade Georg of the Mertymes terme precedand the date of this summondis 1498 Ib. 172.
Ane yeire precedand the daite of our soverane lordis letters of gift, and the tother yere folowand the daite of the sammyn 1500–1 Ib. 487.
Be the space of five yeris next and immediat precedand the vij day of July [etc.] 1536–7 Glasgow Prot. IV 103.
Presedand 1543 Acts II 432/2.
Precedand 1546 Blackfriars Perth 212.
Upon Friday … nixt precedand the said feist 1562-3 Winȝet I 134/24.
The fasting of the lentren præcedand thair day of the moneth 1575 Goudie Shetl. Antiq. 180.
In all tyme precedand the lairdis entres

b. Const. beforne or to. 1535 Stewart 24.
Of eldaris deidis preceidand him beforne, Fyve hundret ȝeir or Jesu Christ wes borne c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 1560.
And that he maid on the Sonday Precedand to Aschwednisday

c. Const. as intr. 1622-6 Bisset I 99/30.
Within sex dais cannonicall premonitioun precedand, excommunicate in ȝour chaptourlie conventionis … quhasumevir salbe fundin gyltie

2. Going in front of. 1490 Irland Mir. II 57/21.
All thir takynnis of the passioun the cors the speir … sal be formyt cleir and bricht in the air precedand Jhesu to the iugement

B. ppl. adj.Chiefly following the noun.

a. Immediately anterior, just past, ‘last’. 1513 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 190.
His compt … of twa yeris last bypast imediat precedand 1522 Cart. S. Giles 214.
The yheir preceidand a1578 Pitsc. I 112/34.

b. Appearing just before, foregoing. 1456 Hay I 209/21.
A questioun apon this mater precedand 1534–5 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 123.
Summa of the twa lavis immediatlie precedand Ib. 120. a1561 Q. Kennedy Breif Tract. (ed.) 116/23.
The plaine text precedand and efter folovand

c. Relating to the earlier or previous time, previous. 1566 E. Henryson in Bisset I 84/10.
And thaireftir … to reik and extend thair cuir to the emendatioun & publicatioun of the precedand and thair maist ancient lawes