Main Entry: ²decree

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): de·creed; de·cree·ing

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to command or enjoin by or as if by decree <decree an amnesty>
2 : to determine or order judicially <decree a punishment>intransitive verb : ordain

— de·cre·er \-ˈkrē-ər\ noun