takkanah

noun

tak·​ka·​nah

täˈkä(ˌ)nä

plural takkanoth or takkanot

-ˌnōs;

ˌ⸗ˌ⸗ˈnōt(h),

-ōs

: a rabbinic ordinance initiating a practice not directly based on biblical authority or oral tradition and promulgated to meet the needs of the times or circumstances

Word History

Etymology

Late Hebrew taqqānāh

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