responsum

American

[ri-spon-suhm] / rɪˈspɒn səm /

noun

the reply of a noted rabbi or Jewish scholar as rendered in the Responsa.

responsum British

/ rɪˈspɒnsəm /

noun

Judaism a written answer from a rabbinic authority to a question submitted

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

responsa

plural

Etymology

Origin of responsum

1895–1900; < New Latin, Latin respōnsum a reply; see response

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