| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription.[Websters]
2. Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority; self-evidencing; obvious.[Websters] 3. Being indefeasible, inalienable or unalienable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb imprescriptibly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (imprescriptibly) | 1. In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.[Websters]. 2. In an implicit, unconditioned or absolute manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective imprescriptible.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "Imprescriptible" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1756. (references) |
| Etymology:Imprescriptible \Im`pre*scrip"ti*ble\, adjective. [Prefix im- not prescriptible: compare to the French expression imprescriptible.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Imprescriptible
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] That cannot be lost or impaired by non-user, or by the claims of another founded on prescription. Rights of mere ability which a man may use or not at pleasure, without any person's having a right to prescribe to me on that subject, are imprescriptible. The rights of navigation, fishing, and others that may be exercised on the sea, belonging to the right of mere ability, are imprescriptible. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
