superscribe

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin superscrībo (“write over”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suːpəˈskɹʌɪb/

Verb

1. (transitive) to write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above.

   He superscribed each character with its Latin-alphabet equivalent.

2. (transitive) to write (something) on the exterior of an object, such as a document or an envelope.

   His wife superscribed her own notes on each of his letters before sending them in packets to the editor.

3. (transitive) To address (an envelope etc.).
   • 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p. 121:

     That Friday, which began like any other, when my fate was brought up from the kitchen, superscribed to me, and put into my ignorant hand.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) superscrībe

1. second-person singular present active imperative of superscrībō