responsa

English

Etymology

Latin respōnsa, plural of respōnsum (“answer”).

Noun

1. A body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them.

Anagrams

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Interlingua

Noun

responsa (plural responsas)

1. response

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) respōnsa

1. nominative plural of respōnsum
2. accusative plural of respōnsum
3. vocative plural of respōnsum

References

• “responsa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Portuguese

Noun

responsa f (uncountable)

1. (slang) Clipping of responsabilidade.