decretory

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decretory

/dɪˈkɹiːtəɹi/

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Borrowed from Late Latin dēcrētōrius (“decisive”), from Latin dēcernō (“decide, determine”).

adjective more decretory · most decretory

obsolete, rare Pertaining to an authoritative decree or final judgement. If in the decretory term of the world we shall not all dye but be changed, according to received translation, the last day will make but few graves […]

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@misc{decretory_2026,
  title = {decretory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decretory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}