decretory

[ dek-ri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or following a decree.
2. established by a decree; judicial.

Other Words From

• un·decre·tory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of decretory¹

1570–80; < Latin dēcrētōrius decisive, crucial, equivalent to dēcrē-, variant stem of dēcernere ( decern, decree ) + -tōrious -tory ¹

Example Sentences

Thus it is the result of all the inclinations together that makes his will complete and decretory, as I have already explained.

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