rescript

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.

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