rescript

UK: /ˈriːˌskrɪpt/ US: (rē′skript′)

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re•script  (rē′skript′), n. 

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

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

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rescript / ˈriːˌskrɪpt/ noun

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

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin rēscriptum a reply, from rēscribere to write back