decre
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French decré, from Latin dēcrētum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdecre (plural decres)
- An instrument carrying a legal decision; a decree or judgement.
- Any kind of decision or ruling; the result of arbitration.
- The entirety of a set of law or regulations; especially when referring to ecclesiastical law.
- (rare) A binding and official legal instrument; a law.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “dēcrẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.