Link Centre Dictionary

proscription

prosc·rip·tion

UK/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ US/pɹoʊˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a decree that prohibits something

Synonyms
2.

rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībō (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībō (“write”).

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.