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rescript

[ ree-skript ]
/ ˈriˌskrɪpt /
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noun

a written answer, as of a Roman emperor or a pope, to a query or petition in writing.
any edict, decree, or official announcement.
the act of rewriting.
something rewritten.

RELATED WORDS

amendment, review, alteration, improvement, modification, reconsideration, emendation, retrospect, correction, polish, revise, redaction, rectification, homework, redraft, retrospection, revisal, afterlight, recension

Nearby words

reschedule, rescind, rescissible, rescission, rescissory, rescript, rescue, rescue dog, rescue grass, rescue mission, reseal

Origin of rescript

1520–30; < Latin rescrīptum an imperial rescript (noun use of neuter past participle of rescrībere to write back, reply). See re-, script
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rescript

/ (ˈriːˌskrɪpt) /

noun

(in ancient Rome) an ordinance taking the form of a reply by the emperor to a question on a point of law
any official announcement or edict; a decree
something rewritten
the act or process of rewriting

Word Origin for rescript

C16: from Latin rēscriptum a reply, from rēscribere to write back
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