Definition of: inscription

(in·skrip′shən) noun
1. The act or operation of inscribing, or that which is inscribed.
2. Incised or relief lettering; any legend or record marked in lasting characters on a solid and durable object.
3. Entry in a roll or the like.
4. Brit. A registry, as of securities.
5. The lettering on a print or similar work.
6. An address in a book; a dedication. See synonyms under RECORD, SUPERSCRIPTION. [<L inscriptio, -onis <inscriptus, pp. of inscribere INSCRIBE]
—in·scrip′tion·al, in·scrip′tive adjective