to write (an inscription, name, etc) above, on top of, or outside
Word origin
C16: from Latin superscrībere, from super- + scrībere to write
superscribe in American English
(ˈsupərˌskraɪb)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsuperˌscribed or ˈsuperˌscribing
to write, mark, or engrave (an inscription, name, etc.) at the top or on an outer surface of (something); specif., to write (a name, address, etc.) on (an envelope, parcel, etc.)