Main Entry:

edict

Pronunciation:

\ˈē-ˌdikt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Latin edictum, from neuter of edictus, past participle of edicere to decree, from e- + dicere to say — more at diction

Date:

14th century

1 : a proclamation having the force of law 2 : order, command <we held firm to Grandmother's edict — M. F. K. Fisher>

— edic·tal \i-ˈdik-t^əl\ adjective