decree
/dɪˈkɹiː/ · noun
Meaning
- An edict or law.
- The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
- The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
- A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.
- To command by a decree.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum.
- dēcrētum(la)→
- décret(French)→
- decré(Old French)→
- decre(Middle English)→
- decree (English)
- Relations: inh, der, cog, der
Related words
Descendant words
- dekri(Malay) (bor)
- ഡിക്രി(Malayalam) (bor)
- dikrii(Swahili) (bor)
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