{i} written response from a Pope or Roman emperor; official order or proclamation; item that was rewritten; act of rewriting
The answer of an emperor when formally consulted by a particular persons on some difficult question
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"
[ 'rE-"skript ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English rescripte, from Latin rescriptum, from neuter of rescriptus, past participle of rescribere to write in reply, from re- + scribere to write; more at SCRIBE.