rescript
noun
- an order or decree issued by a Roman emperor or by the pope in answer to some presented difficulty or point of law
- any official decree or order
- the act of rewriting
- something rewritten; copy
See rescript in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rēˈskrĭptˌ)
nouna. The act of rewriting.
b. Something that has been rewritten.
- A formal decree or edict.
- Roman Catholic Church A response from the pope or another ecclesiastical superior to a question regarding discipline or doctrine.
- A reply from a Roman emperor to a magistrate's query about a point of law.
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