prescript
adjective
pre·script ˈprē-ˌskript 
pri-ˈskript
: prescribed as a rule
prescript
ˈprē-ˌskript
noun 
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin praescriptus, past participle of praescribere
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
prescript
noun
as in prescription
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- prescription
- rule
- proscription
- prohibition
- forbidding
- proscribing
- prohibiting
- enjoining
- banning
- interdiction
- barring
- suppression
- instruction
- repression
- dictation
- outlawing
- interdicting
- bidding
- charging
- decreeing
- compulsion
- constraint
- direction
- coercion
- force
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- allowance
- permission
- toleration
- sufferance