Thesaurus: rescript

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1. v. t. The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree.
2. v. t. The official written answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals.
3. v. t. A counterpart.
4. n. a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
5. n. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
6. n. the act of rewriting something
7. n. something that has been written again
8. 1. (Rom.Antiq.) The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree. In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke in the plural number. Hare. 2. (R.C.Ch.) The official written answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals. 3. A counterpart. Bouvier.
9. The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particularpersons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree.In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke inthe plural number. Hare.
10. n. a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality