Category:Superscribe

Su`per*scribe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superscribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Superscribing.] Etym: [l. superscribere, superscriptum; super over + Scribere to write. See super-, and scribe.]

Defn: to write or engrave (a name, address, inscription, or the like) On the top or surface; to write a name, address, or the like, on the Outside or cover of (anything); as, to superscribe a letter.