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prescrit

French, adjective\pʁɛs.kʁi\

prescrit is a French adjective meaning “prescribed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of prescrire.

What does prescrit mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    prescribed

  2. 2

    stated, stipulated

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of prescrire

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Obligation, chose prescrite. 2. Recommandation explicite.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of prescrit

  • prescrite feminine
  • prescrits masculine plural
  • prescrites feminine plural
  • prescript

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce prescrit?

  • \pʁɛs.kʁi\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is prescrit in French?

prescrit appears 4.7 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).