Pre*cau"tion*al (?), a. Precautionary.
Pre*cau"tion*a*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to precaution, or
precautions; as, precautionary signals.
Pre*cau"tious (?), a. Taking or using precaution; precautionary. --
Pre*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- Pre*cau"*tious*ness, n.
Pre`ce*da"ne*ous (?), a. Preceding; antecedent; previous. [Obs.]
Hammond.
Pre*cede" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preceded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Preceding.] [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before + cedere to go, to
be in motion: cf. F. prÈceder. See Pre-, and Cede.] 1. To go before in
order of time; to occur first with relation to anything. "Harm precedes
not sin." Milton.