Rescript
Rescript (r?"skr?pt) , noun
[Latin rescriptum: compare French rescrit, formerly also spelt rescript. See Rescribe,transitive verb]
1.
(Rom.Antiquities) The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree.
In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke in the plural number.
2.
(R.C.Ch.) The official written answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals.
3.
A counterpart. — Bouvier