See Also: practic(1)(dictionary)
practic(2)(dictionary)

practic(2) (iou)



practic noun. Also (now only in sense 2b) practick. LME.
[Old French practique (mod. pratique) from medieval Latin practica from Greek praktike use as noun of fem. of praktikos: see PRACTIC adjective, -IC.]
The action of doing something; practical work; practice as opp. to theory. arch. LME.
b. An action, a deed; in pl., works, practices; practical things or matters. arch. M17.
a. Custom, habit, usage. LME-E19.
b. Chiefly Scots Law (now Hist.). Legal usage; case-law. M16.
Artful dealing, cunning. Also, an art, a practical skill; an artful stratagem, a deception. obsolete exc. Scot. dial. LME.
Practical acquaintance; familiarity; experience. L16-M18.
? Earlier English and esp. Scot. equivalent of PRACTICE noun.