EDICT


Meaning of EDICT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈē-ˌdikt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin edictum, from neuter of edictus, past participle of edicere to decree, from e- + dicere to say — more at diction

Date: 14th century

1. : a proclamation having the force of law

2. : order , command

we held firm to Grandmother's edict — M. F. K. Fisher

• edic·tal i-ˈdik-t ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.