See precel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "See precellence.",
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"form": "precels",
"tags": [
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"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "precelling",
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"text": "[…]attempted a Princely Graffe, which as farre precels her, which hee hath lighted upon[…]",
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"To surpass; to excel; to exceed."
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"(obsolete) To surpass; to excel; to exceed."
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