édit

Meaning

an edict, type of legislative and/or judicial proclamation, originally emanating from a Roman magistrate

Concepts

edict

decree

fiat

act

order

publication

rescript

serial

series

executive order

serial publication

edition

issue

judicial decision

Synonyms

décret

acte

oukase

ukase

loi

ordonnance

ordre

publication

problème

série

fiat

arrêté

édition

émission

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.di/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēdictum (“proclamation, edict”), the neuter of ēdictus, perfect passive participle of ēdīcō (“to publish, proclaim”), itself from ex (“out of, from”) + dīcō (“say”); cognate with Dutch edict, German Edikt.