Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Preces

[Latin "prayers"] Roman law. A petition addressed to the emperor by a private person. Cf. RESCRIPT (3).

preces primariae

[Latin] Hist. The right of the sovereign to appoint a person to fill a vacant prebendary office after the sovereign's accession. ( This right was exercised during the reign of Edward I. - Also termed primae preces. See PREBENDARY.

primae preces

See PRECES PRIMARIAE.