"posken" meaning in English

See posken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: poskens [present, singular, third-person], poskening [participle, present], poskened [participle, past], poskened [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} posken (third-person singular simple present poskens, present participle poskening, simple past and past participle poskened)
  1. (Judaism) To make an official ruling or decision. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-posken-en-verb-yc5x-tiD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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