Sub-scrip'tion, n.
n. [Lat. subscriptio, Fr. souscription, Pr. subscriptio, sotzescriptio, subscription, It. soscrizione, sottoscrizione. See supra.]
- The act of subscribing.
- That which is subscribed; as, (a.) A paper to which a signature is attached. (b.) The signature attached to a paper. (c.) Consent or attestation given by underwriting the name. (d.) Sum subscribed; amount of sums subscribed; as, an individual subscription, or the whole subscription to a fund.
- Submission; obedience. [Obs.] Shak.