the plural of responsum
that part of rabbinic literature concerned with written rulings in answer to questions
1895–1900; < New Latin; plural of responsum
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The case to which I refer may be found in the Responsa Zebi Hirsch.
From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel
It is only when no reading satisfies him that he assumes an interpolation or an error, in this event frequently resorting to the Responsa of the Geonim.
From Rashi by Szold, Adele
Responsa Juris consultorum de origine gente et nomine Pauli Scaligeri, Colon.
From Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
Tischendorf too, in his over querulous Responsa ad Calumnias Romanas &c.,
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose
There is little to say concerning the style of Rashi's Responsa.
From Rashi by Szold, Adele
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