All 3 Uses of
prescribe
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- I was in hopes that you had a prescription against the malady, my little Chauvelin.†
Chpt 8 *prescription = a recommendation or requirement OR (from a medical doctor) an instruction -- such as writing that a patient should take antibiotics
- I have a most perfect prescription against the worst form of ENNUI, which I would have been happy to submit to you, but—†
Chpt 8
- The prescription I would offer, fair lady, is called by a very plebeian name: Work!†
Chpt 8
Definition:
to recommend or require what should be done
or more specifically:
of a medical doctor: to give medical instructions -- such as writing that a patient should take antibiotics
or more specifically:
of a medical doctor: to give medical instructions -- such as writing that a patient should take antibiotics