Definition of Decree
Noun: decree di'kree
- (law) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
"a friend in New Mexico said that the decree caused no trouble out there";
- edict, fiat, order, rescript
- Issue a decree
"The King only can decree"
- Decide with authority
"The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed";
- rule
See also:
decreasingly
decreed
Anagrams containing the word decree