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

Derived Forms

• preˌscriptiˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• pre·scripti·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of prescriptible¹

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