ˈrēˌskript noun
Etymology: Latin rescriptum, from neuter of rescriptus, past participle of rescribere to write in reply
1.
a. : a written answer of a Roman emperor or of a sovereign or a pope to an inquiry upon some matter of law or state
b. Roman Catholicism : an official written reply from the Holy See or an ordinary answering a private petition or a question covering a particular case
c. : a written message of the Japanese emperor carrying both temporal and religious authority and defining the position of the state
2. : an official or authoritative order, decree, or formal announcement
3.
a. : an act of rewriting
b. : something that is rewritten : rewriting