'Superscription' definitions:
Definition of 'superscription'
(from WordNet)
noun
An inscription written above something else
noun
The activity of superscribing
Definition of 'Superscription'
From: GCIDE
- Superscription \Su`per*scrip"tion\, n. [L. superscriptio. See Superscribe.]
- 1. The act of superscribing. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The superscription of his accusation was written over, The King of the Jews. --Mark xv. 26. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign ?. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'superscription'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- address,
- banner,
- banner head,
- billhead,
- caption,
- destination,
- direction,
- drop head,
- dropline,
- epigraph,
- hanger,
- head,
- heading,
- headline,
- jump head,
- legend,
- letterhead,
- motto,
- name and address,
- overline,
- postal zone,
- rubric,
- running head,
- running title,
- scarehead,
- screamer,
- spread,
- spreadhead,
- streamer,
- subhead,
- subheading,
- subtitle,
- title,
- title page,
- zip code,
- zone