# rescript

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹiːskɹɪpt/

## Definitions
1. A clarification of a point of law by a monarch issued upon formal consultation by a lower magistrate.
2. An ad hoc reply of a pope to some specific question of canon law or morality, without precedential force, sometimes (improper) inclusive of decretals which serve as precedents in canon law.
3. A duplicate copy of a legal document.
4. A rewriting, a document copied or written again.

## Etymology
From Latin rescriptum (“written reply”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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