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prescript

  • /ˈpɹiːskɹɪpt/

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Latin praescriptum: compare Old French prescript.

noun prescripts

  1. Something prescribed; a rule, regulation or dictate. By his prescript a sanctuary is framed Of cedar
  2. obsolete 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.

adjective

  1. not comparable 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 e

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@misc{prescript_2026,
  title = {prescript},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prescript},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}