decern

American  

[dih-surn] / dɪˈsɜrn /

verb (used without object)

1. Scots Law. to enter a judicial decree.

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verb (used with object)

1. Archaic. to discern.

decern British  

/ dɪˈsɜːn /

verb

1. Scots law to decree or adjudge

2. an archaic spelling of discern

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Etymology

Origin of decern

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English decernen “to decide,” from Old French decerner, from Latin dēcernere, from dē- de- + cernere “to decide, separate, sift”

Example Sentences

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decern

I'm some employed placin' myse'f at the time, an' don't decern it none till Cherokee brings it over his shoulder like a stream of white light.

From Wolfville by Lewis, Alfred Henry

"I'll revise that condescendence, and decern as accords," replied the laird, turning half round, to deliver himself of this mystical response.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various