Hypertext Webster Gateway: "programma"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Programma \Pro*gram"ma\, n.; pl. {Programmata}. [ L. See
{Programme}.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) Any law, which, after it had passed the
Athenian senate, was fixed on a tablet for public
inspection previously to its being proposed to the general
assembly of the people.
2. An edict published for public information; an official
bulletin; a public proclamation.
3. See {Programme}.
4. A preface. [Obs.] --T. Warton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
programma
n : an edict that has been publicly posted
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