responsum
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responsa
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of responsum
1895–1900; < New Latin, Latin respōnsum a reply; see response
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Manchon, the clerk, makes a note upon his margin at these words, "Proudly answered"—superbe responsum.
From Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
His responsa were celebrated for their insight into the principles of Law, and for the minute knowledge they displayed.
From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas
It is highly esteemed throughout Islam, and is quoted even by the doctors of Mecca as the Futawa-i-hind, or the Indian responsa prudentum.
From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various
The work from which it is taken is a collection of legal opinions, which had in their day the force of judicial decisions—of something equivalent to the "responsa prudentum" of Roman jurisprudence.
From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various
Thus we may find a callida iunctura between the thirteenth, fourteenth, and 451fifteenth stanzas, for Fides and Pax would fit in well with the responsa petunt of the fourteenth.
From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by Fowler, W. Warde
As indicated above the so-called books of Śruti or Vedic literature are not consecutive treatises, but rather responsa prudentium, utterances respecting ritual and theology ascribed to poets, sacrificers and philosophers who were accepted as authorities.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
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