rescript
/ˈriːskrɪpt/noun
1- an official edict or announcement法令, 政令; 布告。
1.1
- historical a Roman emperor's written reply to an appeal for guidance, especially on a legal point〈史〉（罗马皇帝对法律问题的）解答敕令。
1.2
- the Pope's decision on a question of Roman Catholic doctrine or papal law（天主教）教义诏书（教皇就教义或教皇法问题的决定）。
词源
late Middle English (denoting a papal decision)： from Latin rescriptum, neuter past participle of rescribere 'write back', from re- 'back' + scribere 'write'.