Fetwah

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fetwah \Fet"wah\, n. [Ar.]
     A written decision of a Turkish mufti some point of law; also
     applied to opinions by certain other Islamic religious
     authorities on points of Islamic law, such as in Iran. [Also
     spelled {fatwah} and {fatwa}.] --Whitworth.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]