Sub*scrip"tion (?), n. [L.
subscriptio: cf. F. souscription.] 1.
The act of subscribing.
2. That which is subscribed.
Specifically: (a) A paper to which a signature is
attached. (b) The signature attached to a
paper. (c) Consent or attestation by
underwriting the name. (d) Sum subscribed;
amount of sums subscribed; as, an individual subscription to a
fund.
3. (Eccl.) The acceptance of articles,
or other tests tending to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of
Eng.), formal assent to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of
Common Prayer, required before ordination.
4. Submission; obedience. [Obs.]
You owe me no subscription.
Shak.
5. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription
which contains the direction to the apothecary.
Sub*scrip"tion (?), n. [L.
subscriptio: cf. F. souscription.] 1.
The act of subscribing.
2. That which is subscribed.
Specifically: (a) A paper to which a signature is
attached. (b) The signature attached to a
paper. (c) Consent or attestation by
underwriting the name. (d) Sum subscribed;
amount of sums subscribed; as, an individual subscription to a
fund.
3. (Eccl.) The acceptance of articles,
or other tests tending to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of
Eng.), formal assent to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of
Common Prayer, required before ordination.
4. Submission; obedience. [Obs.]
You owe me no subscription.
Shak.
5. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription
which contains the direction to the apothecary.
