LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

praescrīptiō

praescrīptiō f (genitive praescrīptiōnis)

Meaning

  1. preface, introduction, commencement
  2. pretext, excuse, pretence
  3. precept, order, rule, law

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraescrīptiōpraescrīptiōnēs
genitivepraescrīptiōnispraescrīptiōnum
dativepraescrīptiōnīpraescrīptiōnibus
accusativepraescrīptiōnempraescrīptiōnēs
ablativepraescrīptiōnepraescrīptiōnibus
vocativepraescrīptiōpraescrīptiōnēs

praescriptĭo, ōnis, f. praescribo.
I. A writing before or in front, a prefixing in writing; hence, meton., a title, inscription, preface, introduction, commencement: praescriptio legis, Cic. Agr. 2, 9, 22: tribuniciae potestatis, Tac. A. 1, 7.—
II. Trop.
A. A pretext, excuse, pretence: ut honestā praescriptione rem turpissimam tegerent, Caes. B. C. 3, 32.—
B. A precept, order, rule, law: dummodo illa praescriptio moderatioque teneatur, Cic. Cael. 18, 42: hanc normam, hanc regulam, hanc praescriptionem esse naturae, a quā, etc., id. Ac. 2, 46, 140: rationis, id. Tusc. 4, 9, 22: in hac praescriptione semi-horae, id. Rab. Perd. 2, 6: sine praescriptione generis aut numeri, without previous limitation, Tac. A. 6, 15.—
C. In law, an exception, objection, demurrer: aut intentio, aut praescriptio habet controversiam, Quint. 7, 5, 2: praescriptionem alicui opponere, Dig. 44, tit. 44, 11.—
2. Esp., a limitation of the subject-matter in a suit, by a form of words: praescriptiones autem appellatas ab eo, quod ante formulas praescribuntur, Gai. Inst. 4, 132; cf. id. ib. 4, 130 sqq.—
D. Transf., a philosophical objection, a subtlety, sophism: exceptiones et praescriptiones philosophorum, Sen. Ep. 48, 12.—
E. Limitation as to time, prescription, Dig. 18, 1, 76.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin praescrīptiō From praescrībō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanprescripció
  • Englishprescription
  • Frenchprescription
  • Italianprescrizione
  • Portugueseprescrição
  • Romanianprescripție
  • Spanishprescripción
  • Sicilianpriscrizziuni
  • Sicilianpriscrizzioni

In English words that came into English from praescrīptiō

  • prescriptionpraescrīptiō

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPraescriptioPraescriptio In its original signification, as a legal term of art, this word seems to denote a component part in the formulae of some Roman actions a…

Quick answers

What does praescrīptiō mean in Latin?
praescrīptiō, a noun, means “preface, introduction, commencement; pretext, excuse, pretence; precept, order, rule, law”.
What is the genitive of praescrīptiō?
The genitive singular is praescrīptiōnis. praescrīptiō is feminine, third declension.