"praescriptio" meaning in Latin

See praescriptio in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin praescrībō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin praescrīptiō From praescrībō + -tiō. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|praescrībō|-tiō|text=+|title=praescrīptiō|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin praescrībō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin praescrīptiō [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "praescrīptiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="praescrīptiō"> From praescrībō + -tiō. Head templates: {{la-noun|praescrīptiō<3>}} praescrīptiō f (genitive praescrīptiōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|praescrīptiō<3>}} Forms: praescrīptiō [canonical, feminine], praescrīptiōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], praescrīptiō [nominative, singular], praescrīptiōnēs [nominative, plural], praescrīptiōnis [genitive, singular], praescrīptiōnum [genitive, plural], praescrīptiōnī [dative, singular], praescrīptiōnibus [dative, plural], praescrīptiōnem [accusative, singular], praescrīptiōnēs [accusative, plural], praescrīptiōne [ablative, singular], praescrīptiōnibus [ablative, plural], praescrīptiō [singular, vocative], praescrīptiōnēs [plural, vocative]
  1. preface, introduction, commencement Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-praescriptio-la-noun--P3jGNpP Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tio Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tio: 37 40 24
  2. pretext, excuse, pretence Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-praescriptio-la-noun-C0oREkXN Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tio, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 20 57 22 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 21 55 24 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 15 68 17 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tio: 37 40 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 29 44 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 63 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 47 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 54 23
  3. precept, order, rule, law Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-praescriptio-la-noun-BDLViwVp Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tio Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tio: 37 40 24
     
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        [
          "excuse",
          "excuse"
        ],
        [
          "pretence",
          "pretence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "precept, order, rule, law"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "precept",
          "precept"
        ],
        [
          "order",
          "order"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "law",
          "law"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "praescriptio"
}

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