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Definition of Prescript
1. Noun. Prescribed guide for conduct or action.
Specialized synonyms: Bylaw, Rubric, Order, Parliamentary Law, Parliamentary Procedure, Rules Of Order, Rule Of Evidence, Miranda Rule, Precept, Principle, Golden Rule, Gigo, Dictate, Ordinance, Regulation, Canon, Etiquette, Communications Protocol, Protocol
Generic synonyms: Direction, Instruction
Group relationships: Book, Rule Book
Derivative terms: Rule
Definition of Prescript
1. a. Directed; prescribed.
2. n. Direction; precept; model prescribed.
Definition of Prescript
1. Noun. Something prescribed; a rule, regulation or dictate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prescript
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prescript
Literary usage of Prescript
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment by John C. Lester, Daniel Love Wilson, Walter Lynwood Fleming (1905)
"... APRIL, 1867 Copied from the Original prescript, line for line and page for page.
The type used here is slightly larger than in the original document. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"Although they profess they agree with us touching a prescript form of prayer to
be used in the church, they have declared that it shall not be prescribed as ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... articles in the ENCYCLOPEDIA. declaration of the impossibility of solving a
difficulty or terminating a dispute by Scripture alone (De prescript., xix), ..."
4. Diaries and Correspondence of James Harris, First Earl of Malmesbury by James Harris Malmesbury (1844)
"PROPOSED prescript (INCLOSED). IT is thought to be most respectful to Mr.
Addington and Mr. Pitt, that the enclosed paper should be transmitted to them ..."
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