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Latin
Etymology
From ex- (“out of, from”) + dīcō (“say, affirm, tell”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ēdīcō (present infinitive ēdīcere, perfect active ēdīxī, supine ēdictum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative
- to declare, publish, establish, announce
- Synonyms: nū̆ncupō, prōdō, renūntiō, nūntiō, dēnūntiō, adnūntiō, praedicō, indīcō, profiteor, dēferō, referō, cōntiōnor
- to appoint, decree, ordain something
- Synonyms: indīcō, imperō, praescrībō, iniungō, praecipiō, dictō, mandō, iubeō, pōnō
- (of magistrates) to make known (of a decree), proclaim; enact a law
- (Late Latin) to explain, interpret
Conjugation
1Archaic.
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References
- “edico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “edico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- edico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to issue a proclamation calling on the senators to assemble in full force: edicere, ut senatus frequens adsit (Fam. 11. 6. 2)
- to proclaim that the courts are closed, a cessation of legal business: iustitium indicere, edicere (Phil. 5. 12)