Manuscript
Pronunciation : Man"u*script
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. manu scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe.]
Definition : Defn: Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Man"u*script
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See Manuscript, a.]
Definition : 1. A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy.
2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. Craik.
Note: The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913