SUPERSCRIPTION

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of superscribing.

2.
n.

That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, or the like. Holland. The superscription of his accusation was written over, The King of the Jews. Mark xv. 26.

3.
n.

That part of a prescription which contains the Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign