edict

CEFRC1

/ˈiː.dɪkt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An official order given by a person in authority.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.

Examples

  • The king issued an edict banning all weapons in the city.

  • The czar issued an edict.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

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In context

  • By this time the edict had gone forth that the railways were to be nationalised on January 1, 1948.

  • It was made clear in a pre-tournament referees' briefing that such grappling would be taken seriously and punished, so England have every right to ask why this edict was not carried out.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English edycte, borrowed from Latin edictum; earlier form edit, from Old French edit, from the same Latin word.