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- Dictionaryedict/ˈiːdɪkt/
noun
- 1. an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority: "Clovis issued an edict protecting Church property"
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The meaning of EDICT is a proclamation having the force of law. How to use edict in a sentence. Did you know?
EDICT definition: 1. an official order, especially one that is given in a forceful and unfair way: 2. an official…. Learn more.
EDICT meaning: 1. an official order, especially one that is given in a forceful and unfair way: 2. an official…. Learn more.
If your mom orders you to clean your room, that's an order. If the king asks you to do it, that's an edict — an official order from some higher up. Edict comes from the Latin editcum, meaning a "proclamation, or ordinance."
noun. 1. an official public proclamation or order issued by authority; decree. 2. any command or order.
noun. a decree, order, or ordinance issued by a sovereign, state, or any other holder of authority. any formal or authoritative command, proclamation, etc.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a decree, order, or ordinance issued by a sovereign, state, or any other holder of authority. 2. any formal or authoritative command, proclamation, etc. [C15: from Latin ēdictum, from ēdīcere to declare] eˈdictal adj. eˈdictally adv.
an official order or statement given by somebody in authority synonym decree. The festival was banned by royal edict. Definition of edict noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
EDICT definition: an official order from someone in authority. Learn more.
An edict is a decree or announcement of a law, often associated with monarchies, but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include "dictum" and "pronouncement". Edict derives from the Latin edictum. [1] Notable edicts. Telepinu Proclamation, by Telipinu, king of the Hittites.
