Jastrow: רְשׁוּתָא

רְשׁוּתָא, רְשׁוּ, רָ׳ ch. same 1) power, control, authority. Targ. Y. Lev. XXVI, 6. Targ. II Deut. XXI, 14. Targ. Ex. XXI, 8; a. e.—Y. Gitt. IV, 50ᶜ bot. יהב רשו וכ׳ authorized the scribe to write &c.; a. e. —2) permission, license; leave. Targ. Esth. VIII, 16. Targ. Y. Deut. XXII, 15. Ib. XV, 2; a. fr.—Cant. R. to VII, 9 לית את יהיב לי ר׳ וכ׳ would you not give me permission to go up and kiss that image on its mouth? Y. Ber. II, 5ᶜ bot. מה הוה מיזל ליה דלא מיסב ר׳ why did he go away without taking leave? Snh. 5ᵃ נקיטנא ר׳ I hold a license to teach. Ib. לשקול ר׳ מבי וכ׳ let him take out (a teacher and judge’s) license from the office of the Resh Galutha. Ib. מאי ר׳ how was the license worded?; a. fr. —3) domain, territory. Targ. Y. Ex. XVI, 29. —4) debt, loan, claim; מרי ר׳ creditor; also debtor. Targ. Jer. XV, 10 לא רשן בי רשו some ed. Targ. O. Deut. XV, 2; a. e.—Gitt. 86ᵃ ורשו אינש לית עלוהי Ar. (ed. רשום, v. Tosaf. a. l.) and no man’s loan rests on him (he is not hypothecated). Snh. 29ᵇ, v. קַב. Y. Peah VIII, end, 21ᵇ ר׳ גבן the alms we receive are a loan with us (for which we are responsible); Y. Shek. V, 49ᵇ top דשתן (corr. acc.). B. Bath. 92ᵇ מרי רְשׁוּתָיךְ the debtor, v. פָּארֵי; a. e.—Pl. רַשְׁוָותָא. B. Kam. 46ᵇ מרי רַשְׁוָותָךְ.