Rescript - Word of the Day - February 6, 2016
NounPronunciation
REE-skriptDefinition
1: a written answer of a Roman emperor or of a pope to a legal inquiry or petition .2: an official or authoritative order, decree, edict, or announcement.
3: an act or instance of rewriting Examples The rescript declared
that the lands surrounding the new palace would henceforth belong to the royal family.
'It was noon on August 25 when Japan's Emperor finally broke the silence. His recorded voice was broadcast to the nation, reading the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War.' — Jamie Seidel, The Daily Telegraph (Australia), 15 Aug. 2015
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