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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