rubric

Meanings

1. A heading in a book highlighted in red.
2. A title of a category or a class.
3. The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
4. An established rule or custom; a guideline.
5. A statement of intent.
6. A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
7. A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
8. A flourish after a signature.
9. Red ochre.

1. Coloured or marked with red; placed in rubrics.
2. Of or relating to the rubric or rubrics; rubrical.

1. To adorn with red; to redden.
2. To organize or classify into rubrics.

Etymology

From Middle English rubriche, rubrike, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rūbrīca (“red ochre”), the substance used to make red letters, from ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.