Hypertext Webster Gateway: "superscription"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Superscription \Su`per*scrip"tion\, n. [L. superscriptio. See
{Superscribe}.]
1. The act of superscribing.
2. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside,
or above something else; specifically, an address on a
letter, envelope, or the like. --Holland.
The superscription of his accusation was written
over, The King of the Jews. --Mark xv. 26.
3. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the
Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign ?.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
superscription
n 1: an inscription written above something else
2: the activity of superscribing
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