recitativus

recitativus [CL recitatus p. ppl. of recitare+-ivus] , that involves reporting, quoting, or stating indirectly. triplex est dicere ‥ diccio assertiva, diccio ~a, diccio improbativa Wycl. Ver. II 71; 1391 quedam ‥ exposuit ‥ litterarum nostrarum ‥ ~a ‥ et eciam responsiva Dip. Corr. Ric. II 91.