The Collaborative International Dictionary
Precedented
Precedented \Prec"e*dent*ed\, a.
Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of
a like kind.
--Walpole.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
precedented
1650s, past participle adjective from precedent, which is attested as a verb from 1610s.
Wiktionary
precedented
(context rare chiefly legal English) Having a precedent; not novel v
(context rare English) (en-past of: precedent)
WordNet
precedented
adj. having or supported or justified by a precedent [ant: unprecedented]
Usage examples of "precedented".
If the Gubru want our male race-representative to prove he's better by one more criterion-that of 'fitness'-well it's precedented all right.