decree
pronunciation
How to pronounce decree in British English:
UK [dɪˈkriː]
How to pronounce decree in American English:
US [dɪˈkriː]
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- Noun:
- a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
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- Verb:
- issue a decree
- decide with authority
Word Origin
- decree
- decree: see discern
- decree (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French decre, variant of decret (12c., Modern French décret), from Latin decretum, neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere "to decree, decide, pronounce a decision," from de- (see de-) + cernere "to separate" (see crisis).
- decree (v.)
- late 14c., from decree (n.). Related: Decreed; decreeing.
Example
- 1. But both maps and decree are controversial .
- 2. But the papal decree goes much further .
- 3. Three years on , the final land-use decree has yet to appear .
- 4. Even then , the president could rule by decree .
- 5. The resulting holes would be backfilled in a separate executive decree .