Definition of "precis" [precis]

• Alternative spelling of précis. (noun)

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• "I wonder whether GCSE English exam papers still have a 'precis' question."
• "In the gay season of 1866, Hardin, still bent on the golden quest in the hills, reads with some astonishment, the careful "precis" of his social spy."
• "Officers are also still have to submit full court files for preliminary court hearings and many have not learnt the art of "precis" when filling in forms, she said."