| prescript | |
| —n | |
| 1. | something laid down or prescribed |
| —adj | |
| 2. | prescribed as a rule |
| [C16: from Latin praescriptum something written down beforehand, from praescrībere to | |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |