anteact

English

Etymology

From ante- +‎ act.

Noun

anteact (plural anteacts)

1. (obsolete, rare) A preceding act (deed or action).
   • 1620 November 10, Francis Bacon, speech in Star Chamber‎^[1]:

     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