decree
Syllables: de·cree/dɪˈkɹiː/
decree noun: an edict or law.
Noun
decree (plural decrees)
- An edict or law.
- There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 2:1
- Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree?1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- edict
- The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
- The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
- A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.
Verb
decree (third-person singular simple present decrees, present participle decreeing, simple past and past participle decreed)
- To command by a decree.
- A court decrees a restoration of property.
- Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 22:28
decree meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
decree in Hindi
- edict or law
- अधिसूचना adhisūcnā, आज्ञा ājñā, विधान vidhān
decree in Tamil
- தீர்ப்பாணை, தீர்ப்பு, கடவுள் தீர்மானித்த நியதி, ஒப்படைப்பு, காணிக்கை, படையல்
decree in Urdu
- decree, mandate, judgement
- قضا qazā
decree in Bengali
- decree; mandate; firman
- ফরমান phoroman
More languagesFewer languages
- decree in Telugu
- పరిష్కరించు pariṣkariñcu
- decree in Malayalam
- ഡിക്രി ḍikri
- decree in Kannada
- ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಆಜ್ಞೆ, ವಿಧಿ, ಕಟ್ಟಳೆ, ಕಾಯಿದೆ
- decree in Punjabi
- ਆਦੇਸ਼ ādeś
- decree in Gujarati
- ફરમાન pharmān
- decree in Odia
- ଡିକ୍ରି
- decree in Nepali
- डिक्री
- decree in Arabic
- أَمْر ʔamr, مَرْسُوم marsūm
- decree in Malay
- dekri
- decree in Indonesian
- dekret, titah
- decree in Persian
- فرمان farmân
Examples of decree in a sentence
- In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree: / Where Alph, the sacred river, ran / Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea.1797, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “Kubla Khan: Or A Vision in a Dream”, in Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision: The Pains of Sleep, London...
- China has decreed that Ngaba is within Sichuan Province.2022 November 8, Pete Wells, “Restaurant Review: Why Does This Tibetan Kitchen Also Cook Sichuan Food?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN...
Synonyms of decree
Forms of decree
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | decrees |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | decrees |
| present participle | decreeing |
| past participle | decreed |
| past | decreed |
Origin of decree
From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum.
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Phrases with decree
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Questions about decree
- What does decree mean?
- Decree means an edict or law.
- What is decree in Hindi?
- Decree in Hindi is अधिसूचना (adhisūcnā), आज्ञा (ājñā), विधान (vidhān). See Decree meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use decree in a sentence?
- In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree: / Where Alph, the sacred river, ran / Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea.
- What part of speech is decree?
- Decree can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce decree?
- Decree is pronounced /dɪˈkɹiː/.
- What is the plural of decree?
- The plural of decree is decrees.
Words near decree in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: decree (page history and authors); decree (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); قضا (Urdu) (page history and authors); ফরমান (Bengali) (page history and authors); పరిష్కరించు (Telugu) (page history and authors); decree (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਆਦੇਸ਼ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ફરમાન (Gujarati) (page history and authors); decree (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decree (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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