[re.script] n [ME rescripte, fr. L rescriptum, fr. neut. of rescriptus, pp. of rescribere to write in reply, fr. re- + scribere to write--more at scribe] (15c) 1: a written answer of a Roman emperor or of a pope to a legal inquiry or petition
2: an official or authoritative order, decree, edict, or announcement
3: an act or instance of rewriting