responsa

English

Etymology

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

Noun

responsa pl (normally plural, singular responsum)

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

Anagrams

Interlingua

Noun

responsa (plural responsas)

  1. response

Latin

Noun

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

Portuguese

Noun

responsa f (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Clipping of responsabilidade.
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