Word of the Day: Prescriptive

prescriptive

prɪˈskrɪptɪv/

adjective

1. 1.

   relating to the imposition or enforcement of a rule or method.

   "these guidelines are not intended to be prescriptive"

   synonyms: dictatorial, authoritarian, tyrannical, despotic;
2. 2.

   (of a right, title, or institution) having become legally established or accepted by long usage or the passage of time.

   "a prescriptive right of way"