rescript

The act of rewriting.

Something that has been rewritten.

A formal decree or edict.

A response from the pope or another ecclesiastical authority to a question regarding discipline or doctrine.

A reply from a Roman emperor to a magistrate’s query about a point of law.

The written answer of an emperor or a pope to questions of jurisprudence officially propounded to him; hence, an edict or decree.

The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree.

The official written answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals.

A counterpart.