Etymology

decreet

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Today it means: The final judgment of the Court of Session, or of an inferior court, by which the question at issue is decided. Full definition →

Old French decré
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  1. Old French · derived fromdecré
  2. English todaydecreet

From Old French decré, decreet.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchdecré all →

decreedecree arbitral

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