proceeding (n.)

early 15c., "act of continuing a process;" mid-15c., "action of going forward, procession," verbal noun from proceed (v.). From 1550s as "what is done, conduct, a measure or step taken." Proceedings "records of the doings of a society" is attested by 1824.

also from early 15c.

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proceed (v.)

late 14c., proceden, "to go, go on, move in a certain direction, go about one's business," also "to emanate from, result from; to issue or come, as from an origin or course," from Old French proceder (13c., Modern French procéder) and directly from Latin procedere (past participle processus) "go before, go forward, advance, make progress; come forward," from pro "forward" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward") + cedere "to go" (from PIE root *ked- "to go, yield"). Related: Proceeded; proceeding.

proceedings (n.)

"records or accounts of the doings of a society," by 1824; see proceeding.

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authoritative

The meaning "having due authority, entitled to credence or obedience" is from 1650s; that of "proceeding from proper authority...

consecution

early 15c., "attainment;" 1530s, "proceeding in argument from one proposition to another in logical sequence," from Latin...

rant

Rant is extravagant or violent language, proceeding from or fanaticism, generally in support of extreme opinions against...

stalking

fowler to conceal himself behind it to get within range of game; the figurative sense of "person who participates in a proceeding...

genuine

Meaning "really proceeding from its reputed source" is from 1660s. Related: Genuinely; genuineness....

spurious

. 1600; that of "false, sham, not what it pretends or appears to be" is from 1610s; specifically of writing, etc., "not proceeding...

drag

late 14c., draggen, "to draw a grapnel along the bottom of a river, lake, etc., in search of something;" late 15c., "to draw away by force, pull haul," from Old Norse draga, or a dialectal variant of Old English dragan "to draw," both from Proto-Germanic *draganan "to draw, pull,

jog

1540s, "to shake up and down," perhaps altered from Middle English shoggen "to shake, jolt, move with a jerk" (late 14c.), a word of uncertain origin. Meanings "touch or push slightly," "stir up or stimulate by hint or push," and "walk or ride with a jolting pace" all are from 16

head

Old English heafod "top of the body," also "upper end of a slope," also "chief person, leader, ruler; capital city," from Proto-Germanic *haubid (source also of Old Saxon hobid, Old Norse hofuð, Old Frisian haved, Middle Dutch hovet, Dutch hoofd, Old High German houbit, German Ha

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