/sooh'peuhr skrip"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of superscribing.
2. something that is superscribed.
3. an address on a letter, parcel, or the like.
4. Pharm. the symbol (like R with a slash), meaning "take," at the beginning of a prescription.
[ 1350-1400; ME superscripcioun superscription- (s. of superscriptio ) a writing above. See SUPERSCRIPT, -ION ]