1. (

• rescript ,

) a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality ;

2. (

• decree ,
• edict ,
• fiat ,
• order ,
• rescript ,

) 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" ;

3. (

• revision ,
• revisal ,
• revise ,
• rescript ,

) the act of rewriting something ;

4. (

• rewrite ,
• revision ,
• rescript

) something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better" ;