responsa
English
Etymology
Latin respōnsa, plural of responsum (“answer”).
Noun
responsa pl (normally plural, singular responsum)
- A body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them.
Anagrams
- S'poreans, personas, pronases
Interlingua
Noun
responsa (plural responsas)
- response
Latin
Noun
respōnsa
- nominative plural of respōnsum
- accusative plural of respōnsum
- 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)
- (slang) Clipping of responsabilidade.