Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IM-PRE-SCRIP'TI-BLE, a. [Fr. from præscriptible, from L. præscribo; præ and scribo, to write.]

That can not be lost or impaired by non-user, or by the claims of another founded on prescription. Rights of mere ability which a man may use or not at pleasure, without any prisons having a right to prescribe to me on that subject, are imprescriptible. Vattel, Trans. The rights of navigation, fishing, and others that may be exercised on the sea, belonging to the right of mere ability, are imprescriptible. Vattel.