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