decree
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decree
- /dɪˈkɹiː/
- [dɪˈkʰɹʷɪi̯]
- /dəˈkɹiː/
- [dəˈkʰɹʷɪi̯]
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum.
noun decrees
- An edict or law. There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
- The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
- The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
- A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.
verb decrees · decreeing · decreed
- To command by a decree. A court decrees a restoration of property.
