noun
edict
EE-dihkt
noun
1
An official order or proclamation issued by someone in authority.
"The king issued an edict banning the sale of salt without a license."
"The new edict from head office required all staff to badge in by nine."
How to Use Edict
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA formal, official order handed down from someone with power.
Common pairings
issue an edict
royal edict
by edict
Word Forms
edicts plural
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Etymology
From Latin edictum, "a thing proclaimed," from edicere ("to declare publicly") — via Old French edit.