- 1. a. Consisting in, or acquired by, immemorial or long-continued use and enjoyment; as, a prescriptive right of title; pleading the continuance and authority of long custom. Source: opted
- 2. adj. pertaining to giving directives or rules Source: wordnet
- 3. Consisting in, or acquired by, immemorial or long-continued use and enjoyment; as, a prescriptive right of title; pleading the continuance and authority of long custom. The right to be drowsy in protracted toil has become prescriptive. J. M. Mason. Source: webster
- 4. Consisting in, or acquired by, immemorial or long-continued useand enjoyment; as, a prescriptive right of title; pleading thecontinuance and authority of long custom.The right to be drowsy in protracted toil has become prescriptive. J.M. Mason. Source: adambom
- 5. j:100 a. pertaining to giving directives or rules Source: ecdict
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