dimissoriaelitterae

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

dīmissōriaelitterae dicuntur, quae vulgo

apostoli dicuntur ( notice sent to a higher judge ): dimissoriae autem dictae, quod causa ad eum, qui appellatus est, dimittitur, Dig. 50, 16, 106; cf. ib. 49, 6, 1.