Psē'phism, n.

noun

(sē'fizm), n. [Gr. ψήφισμα, a decree, ψηφίζειν, to vote with a pebble, from ψῆφος, pebble, a stone worn smooth; ψάω, to rub.] (Gr. Antiq.) A statute enacted by vote of the Athenian people.