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Definitions for Edict

[1] a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority.
[2] any authoritative proclamation or command.
[3] a decree, order, or ordinance issued by a sovereign, state, or any other holder of authority
[4] any formal or authoritative command, proclamation, etc

Words related to Edict

statute, decree, directive, commandment, proclamation, injunction, precept, regulation, ruling, mandate, judgment, fiat, dictum, ordinance, enactment, prescript, canon, rule, instrument, manifesto

Words nearby Edict

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Origin of Edict

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin ēdictum, noun use of neuter of ēdictus (past participle of ēdīcere to say out), equivalent to ē- e-1 + dictus said; see dictum

Other words from Edict

e·dic·tal , adjective
e·dic·tal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Edict

C15: from Latin ēdictum, from ēdīcere to declare

Synonyms for Edict

commandment, decree, directive, injunction, judgment, mandate, precept, proclamation, regulation, ruling, statute, act, canon, command, dictate, dictum, enactment, fiat, instrument, law, manifesto, ordinance, prescript, pronunciamento, rule, ukase, writ, decretum