FIAT


Meaning of FIAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfē-ət, -ˌat, -ˌät; ˈfī-ət, -ˌat ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, let it be done, 3d singular present subjunctive of fieri to become, be done — more at be

Date: circa 1631

1. : a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort

2. : an authoritative determination : dictate

a fiat of conscience

3. : an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree

government by fiat

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