decree
noun
a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law.
decreer
-
a word derived from
decree.
Example Sentences
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"Hands off," was the imperative order of the proprietor, and I bowed to the decreer.
From The American Goliah by Anonymous
Each man is his own absolute lawgiver, the dispenser of glory or gloom to himself, the decreer of his life, his reward, his punishment.
From A Textbook of Theosophy by C. W. (Charles Webster) Leadbeater
