decretive

Variant of decretory

decretory definition

dec·re·tory (dek′rə tôr′ē, di krēt′ə rē)

adjective

  1. settled by a decree
  2. having the nature or force of a decree
    also decretive de·cre′·tive (di krēt′iv)

Etymology: L decretorius

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