1. (n.)decree a formal order usu. having the force of law.
2. decree a judicial decision or order.
3. decree one of the eternal purposes of God, by which events are foreordained.
4. (v.i.)decree to command, ordain, or decide by or as if by decree.
Etymology: (1275–1325; < L dēcrētum)
Definition of 'decree'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
2. (verb)decree issue a decree "The King only can decree"
3. (verb)rule, decree decide with authority "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
Definition of 'decree'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)decree an order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative ru// decision
4. (noun)decree an edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils
5. (verb)decree to determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property