verb. Simple past tense and past participle of prescribe.

adjective. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

adjective. formally laid down or imposed

adjective. fixed or established especially by order or command

adjective. set down as a rule or guide

"The marriage-articles for both couples are drawn and executed; and the ceremony only waits until the parties shall have been resident in the parish the term prescribed by law."

formal  nonarbitrary  regular  settled  unarbitrary  

ascribed  bribed  circumscribed  described  imbibed  

accepted  authoritative  binding  bound  bounded  

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