'Rescript' definitions:
Definition of 'rescript'
(from WordNet)
noun
A reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
noun
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" [syn: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript]
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Definition of 'Rescript'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'rescript'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acknowledgment,
- amendment,
- answer,
- answering,
- antiphon,
- appointment,
- back answer,
- back talk,
- backchat,
- billet,
- brevet,
- bull,
- business letter,
- chit,
- comeback,
- communication,
- correction,
- declaration,
- decree,
- decree-law,
- decreement,
- decretal,
- decretum,
- dictum,
- diktat,
- dispatch,
- echo,
- edict,
- edictum,
- editing,
- emendation,
- epistle,
- evasive reply,
- favor,
- fiat,
- ipse dixit,
- law,
- letter,
- line,
- message,
- missive,
- note,
- ordinance,
- ordonnance,
- proclamation,
- pronouncement,
- pronunciamento,
- reaction,
- ready reply,
- receipt,
- recension,
- rectification,
- redaction,
- redraft,
- rejoinder,
- repartee,
- replication,
- reply,
- repost,
- rescription,
- respondence,
- response,
- responsion,
- responsory,
- retort,
- return,
- revampment,
- reverberation,
- review,
- revisal,
- revise,
- revised edition,
- revision,
- rewrite,
- rewriting,
- riposte,
- rule,
- ruling,
- senatus consult,
- senatus consultum,
- short answer,
- snappy comeback,
- ukase,
- witty reply,
- witty retort,
- yes-and-no answer