edict C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ˈidɪkt/ UK /ˈiːdɪkt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an official order or proclamation issued by an authority The king's edict banned all gatherings after dusk. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an official order or... decreeproclamationordinancemandatedictumfiatorder Word family Derived forms edictal Related forms dictatedictiondictum Etymology AI details From Latin ēdictum ('proclamation, ordinance'), neuter past participle of ēdīcere ('to proclaim'), from ex- ('out') + dīcere ('to say, speak'). ēdictum Latin ēdīcere Latin dīcere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # edict **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈidɪkt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈiːdɪkt/ ## Meanings 1. an official order or proclamation issued by an authority ## Examples - The king's edict banned all gatherings after dusk. ## Synonyms - decree - proclamation - ordinance - mandate - dictum - fiat - order ## Derived Forms - edictal ## Related Forms - dictate - diction - dictum ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ēdictum - Root: ēdīcere - Root: dīcere ## Etymology From Latin ēdictum ('proclamation, ordinance'), neuter past participle of ēdīcere ('to proclaim'), from ex- ('out') + dīcere ('to say, speak'). ## AI Etymology Edict is from Latin ēdictum ('proclamation, ordinance'), neuter past participle of ēdīcere ('to proclaim'), from ex- ('out') + dīcere ('to say, speak'). Important recorded forms include ēdictum (Latin), ēdīcere (Latin), and dīcere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers an official order or proclamation issued by an authority. The wider family includes derived forms such as edictal and related words such as dictate, diction, and dictum. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown