Superscribe

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /suːpəˈskɹʌɪb/

Origin

From Latin superscrībo ("write over")

Full definition of superscribe

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.----