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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|prescription]] (13th century) and directly from Latin praescrīptiō, a writing before, an order or direction,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) a noun from praescrībere, to write before, ordain,^(Etymonline) from prae-, before, and scrībere, to write (see [[prescribe]] and [[scribe]]).^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|fro|prescription]] (13th century) and directly from [[la|praescrīptiō]], a writing before, an order or direction,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) a noun from [[m|la|praescrībere]], to write before, ordain,^(Etymonline) from [[m|la|prae-]], before, and [[m|la|scrībere]], to write (see [[prescribe]] and [[scribe]]).^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==