edict
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English
Etymology
From Middle English edycte, borrowed from Latin edictum; earlier form edit, from Old French edit, from the same Latin word.
Pronunciation
Noun
edict (plural edicts)
- A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
- 1950 December, H. C. Casserley, “Locomotive Cavalcade, 1920-1950—6”, in Railway Magazine, page 844:
- By this time the edict had gone forth that the railways were to be nationalised on January 1, 1948.
- 2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 April 2019:
- It was made clear in a pre-tournament referees' briefing that such grappling would be taken seriously and punished, so England have every right to ask why this edict was not carried out.
Derived terms
Translations
proclamation of law
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch edict, from Latin ēdictum.
Pronunciation
Noun
edict n (plural edicten, diminutive edictje n)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: edik
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
edict n (plural edicte)