rescript meaning and definition

RESCRIPT noun

Definition of rescript (noun)

1. a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
2. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
   • "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
   • synonyms: decree, edict, fiat, order
3. the act of rewriting something
   • synonyms: revisal, revise, revision
4. something that has been written again
   • "the rewrite was much better"
   • synonyms: revision, rewrite