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A Responsis

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

L. Lat.

In ecclesiastical law

One whose office it was to give or convey answers; otherwise termed responsatis, and apocrisiarius. One who, being consulted on ecclesiastical matters, gave answers, counsel or advice; otherwise termed a consiliis. Spelman, "Apocrisiarius."