posken

English

Verb

posken (third-person singular simple present poskens, present participle poskening, simple past and past participle poskened)

1. (Judaism) To make an official ruling or decision.
   • 1991, From Our Sealed Rooms: A Most Unusual War : a Gulf War Retrospective, Feldheim Pub:

     In no way are we poskening; rather, we simply hope to give readers a sense of the issues.

   • 1992 September 8, Michael Allen, “Not a Charm?”, in soc.culture.jewish‎^[1] (Usenet):

     The Rosh Yeshivah listened to both sides, and then poskened in favor of the young man. The woman was not happy, but after all, this was the decision of the Rosh Yeshivah. So she agreed to abide by his decision and the two of them went home.

Finnish

Noun

posken

1. genitive singular of poski