n.
Pronunciation: ' rü-brik, - ˌ brik
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English rubrike red ocher, heading in red letters of part of a book, from Anglo-French, from Latin rubrica, from rubr-, ruber red
Date: 14th century
1 a : an authoritative rule especially : a rule for conduct of a liturgical service b (1) : NAME , TITLE specifically : the title of a statute (2) : something under which a thing is classed : CATEGORY <the sensations falling under the general rubric , “ pressure ” ― F. A. Geldard> c : an explanatory or introductory commentary : GLOSS specifically : an editorial interpolation
2 : a heading of a part of a book or manuscript done or underlined in a color (as red) different from the rest
3 : an established rule, tradition, or custom
– rubric or ru · bri · cal \ -bri-k ə l \ adjective
– ru · bri · cal · ly \ -bri-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb