A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
A written command, especially a demand for payment.
A rate or tax set by a precept.
To act as a preceptor; to teach a physician-in-training by supervising their clinical practice.
A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.
A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
A drama exemplifying a proverb.
A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
To name in, or as, a proverb.
To write or utter proverbs.
To provide with a proverb.