rescript

Noun
Synonyms: decreeedictfiatorderrevisionrevisalreviserewrite

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
  2. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)“a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there”Synonyms: decreeedictfiatorder
  3. the act of rewriting somethingSynonyms: revisionrevisalrevise
  4. something that has been written again“the rewrite was much better”Synonyms: rewriterevision
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rescript \Re"script\ (r?"skr?pt), n. [L. rescriptum: cf. F. rescrit, formerly also spelt rescript. See Rescribe,v. t.] [1913 Webster]

1.(Rom.Antiq.) The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree. [1913 Webster]

In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke in the plural number.— Hare.[1913 Webster]

2.(R.C.Ch.) The official written answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals. [1913 Webster]

3.A counterpart. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]

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