anteact

English

Etymology

ante- +‎ act

Noun

anteact (plural anteacts)

(obsolete, rare) A preceding act (deed or action).
- 1620 November 10, Francis Bacon, speech in Star Chamber‎:
  his authority was to be guided by precedent and anteacts: therefore erring upon a warrant, this aggravates the fault.

Translations

preceding act

Portuguese: anteato m

References

“anteact”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

OED

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