Masculine

édit

Meaning

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

Frequency

43k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.di/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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