superscription

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A Chinese mandarin addressed a letter to him with this superscription, "To Boerhaave, Physician in Europe," and the missive was duly received....

From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Marvin, Frederic Rowland

Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

"Margaret Van Eyck," was the reply: for they naturally thought the contents were by the same hand as the superscription.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

He glanced at the superscription and gave it back.

From The Truants by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

The superscription of the fifth relief says, "Tribute imposed on Garparunda of the land of Patinai: silver, gold, lead, copper, objects made of copper, Amsi-horns, hard wood."

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max