posek
The English word “posek” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- decisor; legal scholar who decides the Halacha in cases where previous authorities are inconclusive or no halakhic precedent exists.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew פּוֹסֵק (posék, “arbiter”).
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