- a variation of praedial.
predial
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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In the former, domestic and predial slavery were carried to the last degree of harshness and severity—in the latter, especially in India, a totally different form of servitude existed.
From The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 by Schlegel, Friedrich
Account of the mode of rectifying the inequalities of the predial taille in the generality of Montauban, 352.
From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Garnier, Germain
The predial groove might indeed nourish kindly the infant seeds and shoots of the peculiar vegetable to which it was appropriated, but was not a comfortable place of repose for adult man.
From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by Burton, John Hill
In the predial, peaceful routine of their days there is a positive similarity.
From Sergeant York And His People by Cowan, Sam K. (Sam Kinkade)
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