n. & v.
n. 1 handwriting as distinct from print; written characters. 2 type imitating handwriting. 3 an alphabet or system of writing (the Russian script). 4 the text of a play, film, or broadcast. 5 an examinee's set of written answers. 6 Law an original document as distinct from a copy.
v.tr. write a script for (a film etc.).
[ ME, = thing written, f. OF escri(p)t f. L scriptum, neut. past part. of scribere write ]