superscribe

Verb

superscribe (third-person singular simple present superscribes, present participle superscribing, simple past and past participle superscribed)

1. (transitive) to write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above.
   • He superscribed each character with its Latin-alphabet equivalent.
2. (transitive) to write (something) on the exterior of an object, such as a document or an envelope.
   • His wife superscribed her own notes on each of his letters before sending them in packets to the editor.
3. (transitive) To address (an envelope etc.).
   • That Friday, which began like any other, when my fate was brought up from the kitchen, superscribed to me, and put into my ignorant hand.1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, published 2007, page 121