INSCRIPTION

noun Etymology: Middle English inscripcioun, from Latin ~-, inscriptio, from inscribere Date: 14th century 1. something that is inscribed, epigraph 2, the wording on a coin, medal, seal, or currency note, the dedication of a book or work of art, 3. the act of inscribing, the entering of a name on or as if on a list ; enrollment, 4. British the act of inscribing securities, inscribed securities, ~al adjective