decree
//dɪˈkriː//
Noun
decreeSingular
decreesPlural
1
An official order or decision issued by a legal authority or ruler.
The king issued a decree banning all public gatherings.
2
A judgment or decision of certain courts of law.
The court issued a decree granting the divorce.
Synonym
Verb
decreeInfinitive
decreePresent tense
decreedPast tense
decreedPast participle
decreeingPresent participle
decreesThird-person singular
1
To order or decide something officially by decree.
The government decreed that all schools must close during the emergency.
2
To determine or ordain something as if by fate or divine will.
Fate decreed that they would never meet again.