escript

English

Etymology

From Old French.

Noun

escript (plural escripts)

1. (obsolete) A writing.
   • 1602, [unknown author], Conveyance of one hundred and seven acres from William and John Combe to Shakespeare, May 1, 1602.:

     the true copies of all other deeds, evidences, charters, writings, escripts, and muniments which do touch and concern the said premises before bargained and sold

   • 1660, An act of free and general pardon, indemnity and oblivion (English statue):

     and also excepted out of this pardon all offences of bribery, perjury and the subornation of perjury or witnesses, and offences of forging or counterfeiting any deeds, debentures, bills of publick faith, escripts, wills or other writings whatsoever, or of any examinations or testimonies of any witness or witnesses, tending to bring any person or persons in danger of his life, liberty or estate, and the giving the same in evidence, and the counselling or procuring of any such counterfeiting or forging to be had or made

References

• “escript”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• picters, triceps

Middle French

Etymology

Old French escrit, with the p added back to reflect the Latin scriptus

Verb

escript (feminine singular escripte, masculine plural escriptz, feminine plural escriptes)

1. past participle of escrire

Noun

escript m (plural escriptz)

1. writing
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 66:

     Lois appella les clercz qui mettoient en escript les adventures

     Louis called the clerks who put the adventures in to writing

Descendants

• French: écrit (noun)