— inscriptional , adj. — inscriptionless , adj.
/in skrip"sheuhn/ , n.
1. something inscribed.
2. a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or written on stone, brick, metal, or other hard surface.
3. a brief, usually informal dedication, as of a book or a work of art.
4. a note, as a dedication, that is written and signed by hand in a book.
5. the act of inscribing.
6. Pharm. the part of a prescription indicating the drugs and the amounts to be mixed.
7. Brit.
a. an issue of securities or stocks.
b. a block of shares in a stock, as bought or sold by one person.
8. Also called legend . Numis. the lettering in the field of a coin, medal, etc.
[ 1350-1400; ME inscripcio ( u ) n inscription- (s. of inscriptio ), equiv. to inscript ( us ) (ptp. of inscribere to INSCRIBE) + -ion- -ION ]