rubrical


ru·bric

R0336300 (ro͞o′brĭk)n.1. a. A class or category: "This mission is sometimes discussed under the rubric of 'horizontal escalation' ... from conventional to nuclear war" (Jack Beatty).b. A title; a name.2. A part of a manuscript or book, such as a title, heading, or initial letter, that appears in decorative red lettering or is otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.3. A title or heading of a statute or chapter in a code of law.4. Ecclesiastical A direction in a missal, hymnal, or other liturgical book.5. An authoritative rule or direction.6. A short commentary or explanation covering a broad subject.7. Red ocher.adj.1. Red or reddish.2. Written in red.
[Middle English rubrike, heading, title, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rubrīca, red chalk , from ruber, rubr-, red; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
ru′bri·cal adj.

ru•bri•cal

(ˈru brɪ kəl)

adj. of, contained in, or prescribed by rubrics, esp. liturgical rubrics. [1635–45] ru′bri•cal•ly, adv.