decrees
US/dəˈkɹiz/
decrees is the plural of decree.
decrees is the third-person singular simple present indicative of decree.
Meaning of decree
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
- 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.
Phrases with decrees
Words that rhyme with decrees
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- wheeze
- Cantonese
- chemise
- miner's disease
- trapeze
- Congolese
- dees
- disease
- displease
- frieze
- Japanese
- Keyes
- leese
- overseas
- pease
- please
- Portuguese
- sneeze
- tweeze
- appease
- bes
- bez
- blue cheese
- botanese
- Burmese
- expertise
- fries
- greeze
- Guyanese
- he's
- Javanese
- keys
- legalese
- Louise
- Maltese
- Ningbonese
- octopodes
- Pekingese
- Shanghainese
- she's
- Sinhalese
- Socrates
- tees
- Versaillese
- Viennese
- Vietnamese
- a little bit of bread and no cheese
- academese
Questions about decrees
- What is decrees the plural of?
- Decrees is the plural of decree.
- How do you pronounce decrees?
- Decrees is pronounced /dəˈkɹiz/ (US).
Words near decrees in the dictionary
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