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rescript

[ ree-skript ]

noun

  1. a written answer, as of a Roman emperor or a pope, to a query or petition in writing.
  2. any edict, decree, or official announcement.
  3. the act of rewriting.
  4. something rewritten.


rescript

/ ˈ°ù¾±ËËŒ²õ°ì°ùɪ±è³Ù /

noun

  1. (in ancient Rome) an ordinance taking the form of a reply by the emperor to a question on a point of law
  2. any official announcement or edict; a decree
  3. something rewritten
  4. the act or process of rewriting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rescript1

1520–30; < Latin °ù±ð²õ³¦°ùÄ«±è³Ù³Ü³¾ an imperial rescript (noun use of neuter past participle of °ù±ð²õ³¦°ùÄ«²ú±ð°ù±ð to write back, reply). See re-, script
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rescript1

C16: from Latin °ùŧ²õ³¦°ù¾±±è³Ù³Ü³¾ a reply, from °ùŧ²õ³¦°ù¾±²ú±ð°ù±ð to write back
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Boin selected the town based on a rescript of a 4th century letter from Emperor Constantine to the townspeople regarding a religious holiday.

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As there is no motive for concealment, I am permitted to use them, and accordingly send you a rescript, simply omitting technical details of seamanship and supercargo.

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The rescript, banned in 1948, calls on Japanese to sacrifice their lives for the emperor.

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The US occupation authorities banned the rescript, believing it had fuelled prewar militarism.

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The rescript was abolished after Japan’s defeat in World War II, when the emperor’s role in Japan was reduced to that of a ceremonial figurehead.

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