Rubric
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1. In the canon law, a title or article in certain ancient law books; so called because written in red letters.
2. Directions printed in prayer books.
3. The rubric and the rules relating to the
liturgy are established by royal authority, as well as the
liturgy itself.
Rubric
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. That part of any work in the early manuscripts and
typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions.
2. A titlepage, or part of it, especially that giving the date and place of printing; also, the initial letters, etc., when printed in red.
3. The title of a statute; -- so called as being anciently written in red letters.
4. The directions and rules for the conduct of service, formerly written or printed in red; hence, also, an ecclesiastical or episcopal injunction; -- usually in the plural.
5. Hence, that which is established or settled, as by authority; a thing definitely settled or fixed.
Rubrical
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. Colored in, or marked with, red; placed in rubrics.
2. Of or pertaining to the
rubric or rubrics.
Rubricate
[Verb transitive]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
To mark or distinguish with red.
Rubricate
[Verb transitive]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
To mark or distinguished with red; to arrange as in a
rubric; to establish in a settled and unchangeable form.
