1.
[syn: rule, prescript]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Prescript \Pre"script\, a. [L. praescriptus, p. p. of
praescribere: cf. F. prescrit. See Prescribe.]
Directed; prescribed. " A prescript from of words." --Jer.
Taylor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Prescript \Pre"script\, n. [L. praescriptum: cf. OF. prescript.]
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1. Direction; precept; model prescribed. --Milton.
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2. A medical prescription. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
prescript
n 1: prescribed guide for conduct or action [syn: rule,
prescript]