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pragmatic sanction

any of various royal decrees that had the force of fundamental law

See pragmatic sanction in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An edict or decree issued by a sovereign that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land.

Origin:

Origin: Translation of Late Latin prāgmatica sānctiō, imperial decree referring to the affairs of a community

Origin: : Latin prāgmatica

Origin: , feminine of prāgmaticus, referring to civil affairs

Origin: + Latin sānctiō, ordinance

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