MANUSCRIPT
manuscript, ms
(noun) the form of a literary work submitted for publication
manuscript, holograph
(noun) handwritten book or document
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
manuscript (not comparable)
handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
Noun
manuscript (plural manuscripts)
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
Synonyms
• ms or ms.
Synonyms
• handwrit
• autograph
• handwriting
Source: Wiktionary
Man"u*script, a. Etym: [L. manu scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe.]
Definition: Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript
volume.
Man"u*script, n. Etym: [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written
with the hand. See Manuscript, a.]
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 Edition