- prescript
- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praescriptus, past participle of praescribere Date: circa 1540 prescribed as a rule • prescript noun
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prescript — PRESCRÍPT, prescripte, s.n. (înv.) Prescripţie (1). – Din lat. praescriptum. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 12.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 PRESCRÍPT s. v. dispoziţie, normă, prescrip ţie, prevedere. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime prescrípt s … Dicționar Român
Prescript — Pre script, a. [L. praescriptus, p. p. of praescribere: cf. F. prescrit. See {Prescribe}.] Directed; prescribed. A prescript from of words. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prescript — Pre script, n. [L. praescriptum: cf. OF. prescript.] [1913 Webster] 1. Direction; precept; model prescribed. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A medical prescription. [Obs.] Bp. Fell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prescript — index act (enactment), bylaw, canon, citation (charge), code, dictate, direction ( … Law dictionary
prescript — [prē skript′; ] also, and for n. always [, prē′skript΄] adj. [L praescriptus, pp. of praescribere: see PRESCRIBE] that is prescribed n. [L praescriptum < praescriptus] something prescribed; direction; rule … English World dictionary
prescript — (prè scri) s. m. Terme de la philosophie de Kant. Prescript de la conscience, devoir. HISTORIQUE XVIe s. • Nous usons du prescript de nature, qui, pour parler, nous a seulement donné la langue, DU BELLAY I, 12, verso.. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prescript — adj. /pri skript , pree skript/; n. /pree skript/, adj. 1. prescribed. n. 2. that which is prescribed or laid down, as a rule, precept, or order. [1425 75; late ME (adj.) < L praescriptus ptp. of praescribere to PRESCRIBE. See PRE , SCRIPT] * * * … Universalium
prescript — noun Something prescribed; a rule, regulation or dictate … Wiktionary
prescript — Synonyms and related words: act, adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, bill, bylaw, byword, canon, catchword, charge, collected sayings, command, commission, current saying, decree, decretum, dictate, dictation, dictum, direction,… … Moby Thesaurus
prescript — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A code or set of codes governing action or procedure, for example: dictate, regulation, rubric, rule. See ORDER … English dictionary for students
