Edicts are few and far between in a democracy, since very few important laws can be made by a president or prime minister acting alone. But when a crisis arose in the Roman Republic, the …

Add to word list a public order given by an authority: a court edict (Definition of edict from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

An edict is a decree or announcement of a law, often associated with monarchies, but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include "dictum" and "pronouncement".

EDICT definition: a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. See examples of edict used in a sentence.

Definition of edict noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define edict. edict synonyms, edict pronunciation, edict translation, English dictionary definition of edict. a decree; an authoritative proclamation or command; a dictum, pronouncement Not to …

If the king asks you to do it, that's an edict — an official order from some higher up. Edict comes from the Latin edictum, meaning a "proclamation, or ordinance."