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   Re·script

   /ˈrēˌskript/

   

   noun

   • 1. an official edict or announcement: "the tsar published a rescript which brought the government's reformist intentions into the public domain"
   • ▪ a Roman emperor's written reply to an appeal for guidance, especially on a legal point.
   • ▪ the Pope's decision on a question of Roman Catholic doctrine or papal law.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a papal decision): from Latin rescriptum, neuter past participle of rescribere ‘write back’, from re- ‘back’ + scribere ‘write’.

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