decretory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin dēcrētōrius (decisive), from Latin dēcernō (decide, determine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈkɹiːtəɹi/

Adjective

decretory (comparative more decretory, superlative most decretory)

  1. (rare or obsolete) Pertaining to an authoritative decree or final judgement.
    • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin, published 2005, page 50:
      If in the decretory term of the world we shall not all dye but be changed, according to received translation, the last day will make but few graves []
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