Pro*scrip"tion (?), n. [L. proscriptio: cf. F. proscription.] 1. The
act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry;
specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward
for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of
the best Roman citizens fell by proscription.
Every victory by either party had been followed by a sanguinary
proscription.
Macaulay.
2. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction;
prohibition. Macaulay.
Pro*scrip"tion*al (?), a. Proscriptive.
Pro*scrip"tion*ist, n. One who proscribes.
Pro*scrip"tive (?), a. Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in,
or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing. Burke. --
Pro*scrip"tive*ly, adv.
Prose (?), n. [F. prose, L. prosa, fr. prorsus, prosus, straight
forward, straight on, for proversus; pro forward + versus, p. p. of
vertere to turn. See Verse.] 1. The ordinary language of men in
speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm;
-- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.