Definition of rubricate in English:
rubricate
verb
mainly historicalAdd elaborate, typically red, capital letters or other decorations to (a manuscript)
- ‘a 42-line Bible, which a scribe finished rubricating on 24 August 1456’
Pronunciation
Origin
Late 16th century from Latin rubricat- ‘marked in red’, from the verb rubricare, from rubrica (see rubric).
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