edict
pronunciation
How to pronounce edict in British English:
UK [ˈi:dɪkt]
How to pronounce edict in American English:
US [ˈiˌdɪkt]
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- Noun:
- a formal or authoritative proclamation
- a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
Word Origin
- edict
- edict: [15] An edict is literally that which is ‘spoken out’ or ‘proclaimed’. It was acquired directly from Latin ēdictum, which comes from the past participle of ēdīcere ‘proclaim’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and dīcere ‘say’ (source of English diction, dictionary, dictate amongst a host of others). The passing resemblance of edict to edit is quite fortuitous, for they are completely unrelated.=> dictate, diction, dictionary
- edict (n.)
- late 15c., edycte; earlier edit (late 13c.), "proclamation having the force of law," from Old French edit, from Latin edictum "proclamation, ordinance, edict," neuter past participle of edicere "publish, proclaim," from e- "out" (see ex-) + dicere "to say" (see diction). Related: Edictal.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The edict also sweeps local government-level funds upwards into the central pot .
- 2. The edict from china 's state council is not an imminent declaration of war .
- 3. The travel edict looks pointless .
- 4. Previously heavily controlled economies such as china , russia and india have embraced competitive marketsin lieu of bureaucratic edict .
- 5. And , unlike other measures on mr brown 's wish-list , this one is achievable by ministerial edict .