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Definitions for Decree

[1] a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law: a presidential decree.
[2] Law . a judicial decision or order.
[3] Theology . one of the eternal purposes of God, by which events are foreordained.
[4] to command, ordain, or decide by decree.
[5] an edict, law, etc, made by someone in authority
[6] an order or judgment of a court made after hearing a suit, esp in matrimonial proceedings See decree nisi, decree absolute
[7] to order, adjudge, or ordain by decree

Words related to Decree

edict, statute, instruction, directive, announcement, proclamation, injunction, rule, regulation, ruling, act, law, judgment, order, impose, dictate, declare, enact, proclaim, commandment

Words nearby Decree

decoupling, decoy, decrease, decreasing, decreasing term insurance, decree, decree absolute, decree nisi, decree-law, decreet, decrement

Origin of Decree

1275–1325; (noun) Middle English decre < Anglo-French decre, decret < Latin dēcrētum, noun use of neuter of dēcrētus, past participle of dēcernere; see decern; (v.) Middle English decreen, derivative of the noun

Other words from Decree

pre·de·cree , verb (used with object), pre·de·creed, pre·de·cree·ing.
un·de·creed , adjective
well-de·creed , adjective

Word origin for Decree

C14: from Old French decre, from Latin dēcrētum ordinance, from dēcrētus decided, past participle of dēcernere to determine; see decern

Synonyms for Decree

act, announcement, directive, edict, injunction, instruction, judgment, law, order, proclamation, regulation, rule, ruling, statute, behest, bidding, charge, charging, command, commandment, declaration, dictum, direction, enactment, ordinance, precept, prescript, promulgation, pronouncement, rap, say, ukase, decretum, the riot act, the word