prescript
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːskɹɪpt/
adj
Etymology: Latin praescriptum: compare Old French prescript.
- Directed; prescribed.
“A Holy place is ſomething, a ſeparate time is ſomething, a preſcript form of words is more, and ſeparate and ſolemn actions are more yet; but all theſe are made common by a common perſon, and therefore without a diſtinction of perſons have not a natural and reaſonable diſtinction and ſolemnity and exterior religion.”
noun
Etymology: Latin praescriptum: compare Old French prescript.
- Something prescribed; a rule, regulation or dictate.
“By his prescript a sanctuary is framed Of cedar”
- A medical prescription.
“Nor did he ever with so much regret submit unto any prescript, as when his physicians, after his great fever that he had in Oxford , required him to eat suppers.”