prescriptible

[pri-skrip-tuh-buhl]

adjective

1. subject to or suitable for prescription.

2. depending on or derived from prescription, as a claim or right.

prescriptible

/ prɪˈskrɪptəbəl /

adjective

1. subject to prescription

2. depending on or derived from prescription

Other Word Forms

• prescriptibility noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of prescriptible¹

From the Medieval Latin word prescrīptibilis, dating back to 1535–45. See prescription, -ible