prescribed

pre·scribe  (pr-skrb)

v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes

v.tr.

1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate.

2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).

v.intr.

1. To establish rules, laws, or directions.

2. To order a medicine or other treatment.

3. Law

a. To assert a right or title to something on the grounds of prescription.

b. To become invalidated or unenforceable by the process of prescription.

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[Middle English prescriben, from Latin praescrbere : prae-, pre- + scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·scriber n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	prescribed - set down as a rule or guide nonarbitrary, unarbitrary - not subject to individual determination
	2.	prescribed - fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") decreed, ordained, appointed settled - established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night"
	3.	prescribed - conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order" official regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"
	4.	prescribed - formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" positive formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"

Translations

prescribed [prɪˈskraɪbd] adj

[medicines, drugs, dose, dosage, treatment] → prescrit(e)

[period] → prescrit(e)

prescribed books (British) (SCHOOL) → œuvres fpl au programme