ῥήτρα
ῥήτρα
ῥήτρα, ἡ,
*ῥέω, ἐρῶ
a verbal agreement, bargain, covenant, Od.; παρὰ τὴν ῥήτραν Xen.
the unwritten laws of Lycurgus were called ῥῆτραι, Lex ap. Plut.: generally, a decree, ordinance, Tyrtae., Xen.
speech, a word, Luc.