p.r.n.

American

abbreviation

(in prescriptions) as the occasion arises; as needed.

prn British

abbreviation

pro re nata

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Etymology

Origin of p.r.n.

From Latin prō rē nāta

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President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. p.r.n., pro re nata=For special business arising.

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