decretory

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/dɪˈkɹiːtəɹi/

adjective

Pertaining to an authoritative decree or final judgement.

OriginLate Latin dēcrētōrius ← Latin dēcernō →
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Meanings

adjectivedecretory (comparative more decretory, superlative most decretory)

comparative more decretory · superlative most decretory

  1. obsoleterarePertaining to an authoritative decree or final judgement.

    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 […]

    1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin, published 2005, page 50

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
compulsorymandatoryobligate

Origin

  1. Latindēcernō“decide, determine”
  2. Late Latindēcrētōrius“decisive”
  3. Englishdecretory

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

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APA

decretory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decretory

MLA

“decretory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decretory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decretory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decretory.

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