The Collaborative International Dictionary
Programmata
Programma \Pro*gram"ma\, n.; pl. Programmata. [ L. See Programme.]
(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.
An edict published for public information; an official bulletin; a public proclamation.
See Programme.
A preface. [Obs.]
--T. Warton.