English
Noun
superscription
- That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, or the like.
- An editorial addition at the beginning, often indicating the authorship of a piece; compare colophon.
#:1911 By a pure error, or perhaps through a confusion in the traditions, Achish the Philistine (of Gath, 1 Sam. xxi., xxvii.), to whom David fled, is called Abimelech in the superscription to Psalm 34. � s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Abimelech|Encyclopædia Britannica.
- The act of superscribe|superscribing.
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