Main Entry:: ru·bric
Pronunciation:: \ˈrü-brik, -ˌbrik\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English rubrike red ocher, heading in red letters of part of a book, from Anglo-French, from Latin rubrica, from rubr-, ruber red
Date:: 14th century

1 a: an authoritative rule ; especially : a rule for conduct of a liturgical service b (1): name , title ; specifically : the title of a statute (2): something under which a thing is classed : category <the sensations falling under the general rubric, “pressure” — F. A. Geldard> c: an explanatory or introductory commentary : gloss ; specifically : an editorial interpolation2: a heading of a part of a book or manuscript done or underlined in a color (as red) different from the rest3: an established rule, tradition, or custom

— rubric or ru·bri·cal

\-bri-kəl\ adjective

— ru·bri·cal·ly

\-bri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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