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decree

noun
/dɪˈkɹiː/

Etymology

From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum.

  1. derived from dēcrētum
  2. derived from decré
  3. inherited from decre

Definitions

  1. An edict or law.

    • There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
    • Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree?

  2. The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.

  3. The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A predetermination made by God

      A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.

    2. To command by a decree.

      • A court decrees a restoration of property.
      • Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee.
      • In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree: / Where Alph, the sacred river, ran / Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at decree. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at decree. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at decree

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