Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rescript \Re"script\ (r?"skr?pt), n. [L. rescriptum: cf. F.
   rescrit, formerly also spelt rescript. See {Rescribe},v. t.]
   1. (Rom.Antiq.) 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.  --Hare.

   2. (R.C.Ch.) The official written answer of the pope upon a
      question of canon law, or morals.

   3. A counterpart. --Bouvier.

Source : WordNet®

rescript
     n 1: a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or
          morality
     2: 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" [syn: {decree}, {edict}, {fiat}, {order}]
     3: the act of rewriting something [syn: {revision}, {revisal},
        {revise}]
     4: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much
        better" [syn: {rewrite}, {revision}]