rescript
Americannoun
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a written answer, as of a Roman emperor or a pope, to a query or petition in writing.
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any edict, decree, or official announcement.
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the act of rewriting.
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something rewritten.
noun
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(in ancient Rome) an ordinance taking the form of a reply by the emperor to a question on a point of law
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any official announcement or edict; a decree
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something rewritten
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the act or process of rewriting
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Boin selected the town based on a rescript of a 4th century letter from Emperor Constantine to the townspeople regarding a religious holiday.
From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2024
The most researched behavior-based treatment is imagery rehearsal therapy, or IRT, which can involve trying to rescript dreams to make the experience more tolerable, Kolla said.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2021
They were approved by the Pope March 4 in a papal rescript for an “ad experimentum,” or provisional, period of three years.
From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2016
Even back then, he was writing: he would rescript shows to make them tell stories closer to home.
From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2010
As there is no motive for concealment, I am permitted to use them, and accordingly send you a rescript, simply omitting technical details of seamanship and supercargo.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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