prescribed

Adjective
US[pree-skrahybd]/priˈskraɪbd/2 syllables
Synonyms: appointeddecreedordainedofficialpositive

Open English WordNet

Adjective (4)

  1. set down as a rule or guideOpposite arbitrarySimilar nonarbitrary, unarbitrary
  2. fixed or established especially by order or command“at the time appointed (or the appointed time)”Synonyms: appointeddecreedordainedOpposite unsettledSimilar settled
  3. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline“in prescribed order”Synonyms: officialOpposite irregularSimilar regular
  4. formally laid down or imposed“positive laws”Synonyms: positiveOpposite informalSimilar formal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“prescribed” is listed under Prescribe.

Pre·scribe′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Prescribed; p. pr & vb. n. Prescribing.]

Origin: L. praescribere, praescriptum; prae before + scriebe to write. See Scribe.

1. To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to appoint; to direct.

Prescribe not us our duties.— William Shakespeare
Let streams prescribe their fountains where to run.— John Dryden

2. Medicine To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as, the doctor prescribed quinine.

Synonyms: To appoint; order; command; dictate; ordain; institute; establish.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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