rescript

ˈriːskrɪpt

Definition

Definition of rescript - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

authority

Dated

official or authoritative order

Dated

The king issued a rescript to establish new trade laws.

decree

edict

mandate

papal reply

Rare

written reply by the pope to a legal inquiry

Rare

The bishop received a rescript from the pope clarifying the church's stance.

bull

edict

historical law

Rare

clarification of law by a monarch

Rare

The king issued a rescript to settle the dispute.

decree

edict

ancient Rome

Rare

ordinance by a Roman emperor

Rare

The rescript addressed the legal query from the province.

decree

edict

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Origin of rescript

Latin, re- (again) + scriptum (written)

Examples of rescript in a sentence

A rescript from the emperor changed the course of history.
The rescript addressed the legal concerns raised.
A rescript was issued to settle the matter.
A rescript was necessary to clarify the ancient laws.
The emperor's rescript changed the legal landscape.
The emperor's rescript was displayed in the forum.

Citizens awaited the rescript for guidance on the new law.

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French:rescrit, réponse papale, ...
German:Reskript, päpstliches Reskript, ...
Italian:rescritto, risposta papale, ...
Spanish:rescripto, respuesta papal, ...
Portuguese:decreto oficial, edicto, ...
Chinese:诏书, 教皇指令, ...
Japanese:勅令, 教皇の返答, ...
Arabic:مَرْسُوم, رَدّ بابَوِيّ, ...
Hebrew:צוֹ, תְּשׁוּבָה אַפּוֹסְטוֹלִית, ...
Russian:указ, папский ответ, ...
Ukrainian:рескрипт, папська відповідь, ...
Hindi:आदेश, पोप का उत्तर, ...
Bengali:সরকারি আদেশ, পোপের উত্তর, ...
Catalan:rescripte, rescripte papal, ...
Czech:nařízení, papežská odpověď, ...
Danish:reskript, paveligt reskript, ...
Dutch:edict, pauselijk antwoord, ...
Greek:διάταγμα, παπική απάντηση, ...
Hungarian:leirat, reskriptum, ...
Khmer:រាជក្រឹត្យ, លិខិតឆ្លើយតបជាលាយលក្ខណ៍អក្សររបស់សម្តេចប៉ាបចំពោះសំណួរផ្លូវច្បាប់, ...
Korean:칙령, 교황의 답신, ...
Persian:فرمان, پاسخ پاپی, ...
Polish:reskrypt, papieska odpowiedź, ...
Portuguese (BR):decreto oficial, resposta papal, ...
Romanian:edict, răspuns papal, ...
Swedish:reskript, påvligt svar, ...
Thai:พระราชกฤษฎีกา, คำตอบจากสมเด็จพระสันตะปาปา, ...
Turkish:ferman, papalık cevabı, ...
Vietnamese:chiếu chỉ, hồi đáp của giáo hoàng, ...

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