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decretal.

Pertaining to a decree.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪˈkɹiːtəɫ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Pertaining to a decree.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French decretal, from Late Latin dēcrētālis, from Latin decretum.

noun/dɪˈkɹiːtəɫ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A papal decree, particularly one derived from an ecclesiastical letter.

  2. Any decree or pronounced instruction.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle French decretal, from Late Latin dēcrētālis, from Latin decretum.

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