superscription

superscription
    n 1: an inscription written above something else
    2: the activity of superscribing
    

Superscription \Su`per*scrip"tion\, n. [L. superscriptio. See
   {Superscribe}.]
   1. The act of superscribing.
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   2. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside,
      or above something else; specifically, an address on a
      letter, envelope, or the like. --Holland.
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            The superscription of his accusation was written
            over, The King of the Jews.           --Mark xv. 26.
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   3. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the
      Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign ?.
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36 Moby Thesaurus words for "superscription":
      address, banner, banner head, billhead, caption, destination,
      direction, drop head, dropline, epigraph, hanger, head, heading,
      headline, jump head, legend, letterhead, motto, name and address,
      overline, postal zone, rubric, running head, running title,
      scarehead, screamer, spread, spreadhead, streamer, subhead,
      subheading, subtitle, title, title page, zip code, zone