['ru:br?k]
¦ noun
1. a heading on a document.
2. a set of instructions or rules.
a direction in a liturgical book as to how a church service should be conducted.
Derivatives
rubrical adjective
Origin
ME rubrish (orig. referring to text written in red for emphasis), from OFr. rubriche, from L. rubrica (terra) 'red (earth or ochre as writing material)'.