PRESCRIPTION


Meaning of PRESCRIPTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pri-ˈskrip-shən ]

noun

Etymology: partly from Middle English prescripcion establishment of a claim, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin praescription-, praescriptio, from Latin, act of writing at the beginning, order, limitation of subject matter, from praescribere; partly from Latin praescription-, praescriptio order

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : the establishment of a claim of title to something under common law usually by use and enjoyment for a period fixed by statute

b. : the right or title acquired under common law by such possession

2. : the process of making claim to something by long use and enjoyment

3. : the action of laying down authoritative rules or directions

4.

a. : a written direction for a therapeutic or corrective agent ; specifically : one for the preparation and use of a medicine

b. : a prescribed medicine

c. : something (as a recommendation) resembling a doctor's prescription

prescription s for economic recovery

5.

a. : ancient or long continued custom

b. : a claim founded upon ancient custom or long continued use

6. : something prescribed as a rule

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.