Definitions for edictˈi dɪkt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
e•dictˈi dɪkt(n.)
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority.
any authoritative proclamation or command.
Origin of edict:
1250–1300; ME < L ēdictum, n. use of neut. of ēdictus, ptp. of ēdīcere to decree, proclaim =ē-e - +dīcere to say
e•dic′tal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
edict(noun)
a formal or authoritative proclamation
decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript(noun)
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"
Wiktionary
edict(Noun)
a proclamation of law or other authoritative command
Webster Dictionary
Edict(noun)
a public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch
Translations for edict
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
edict(noun)
an order or command from someone in authority; a decree.
- gebod, bevelskrifAfrikaans
- مَرْسوم، مَنْشورArabic
- едиктBulgarian
- decretoPortuguese (BR)
- dekretCzech
- das EdiktGerman
- edikt; bekendtgørelse; forordningDanish
- διάταγμαGreek
- decreto, edictoSpanish
- edikt, käskkiriEstonian
- فرمان؛ دستور رسمیFarsi
- ukaasiFinnish
- décretFrench
- פְּקוּדָהHebrew
- राजाज्ञाHindi
- proglasCroatian
- (kormány)rendeletHungarian
- maklumatIndonesian
- opinber tilskipunIcelandic
- edittoItalian
- 布告Japanese
- (국왕, 정부 등의) 칙령(勅令), 포고Korean
- potvarkis,įsakasLithuanian
- edikts, lēmums; likumsLatvian
- edikMalay
- verordeningDutch
- kunngjøring, forordning, ediktNorwegian
- dekretPolish
- فرمان؛ دستور رسمیPersian
- فرمانPashto
- proclamaçãoPortuguese
- decretRomanian
- указRussian
- dekrétSlovak
- odredbaSlovenian
- naredbaSerbian
- edikt, påbudSwedish
- คำสั่ง; กฤษฎีกา; คำประกาศ; พระบรมราชโองการThai
- buyruk, fermanTurkish
- 法令Chinese (Trad.)
- указUkrainian
- فرمانUrdu
- sắc lệnhVietnamese
- 法令Chinese (Simp.)
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