Pro-scribe', v. t.

[imp. & p. p. PROSCRIBED; p. pr. & vb. n. PROSCRIBING.] [Lat. proscribere, proscriptum, from pro, before, and scribere, to write; It. proscrivere, Sp. proscribir, Fr. proscrire. The sense of this word originated in the Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to death, and posting the list in public.] 1. To doom to destruction; to put out of the protection of law; as, Sylla and Marius proscribed each other's adherents. Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, was banished the realm, and proscribed. Spencer. 2. To denounce and condemn as dangerous and not worthy of reception; to reject utterly; to interdict. In the year 325, the Arian doctrines were proscribed and anathematized by the Council of Nice. Waterland.