Edict Definition

ēdĭkt
edicts
noun
edicts
An official public proclamation or order issued by authority; decree.
Webster's New World
Any command or order.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Edict

Noun

Singular:
edict
Plural:
edicts

Origin of Edict

  • Latin ēdictum from neuter past participle of ēdīcere to declare ē-, ex- ex- dīcere to speak deik- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French edit, from Latin edictum

    From Wiktionary

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