(v. i.) A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated "a die Incarnationis," i. e., "from the day of the Incarnation." See Apostolical brief, under Brief.
BULL (10)
Meaning of BULL (10) in English
Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012