definitions

decretory

[ dek-ri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈdɛk rɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective

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

Nearby words

decrescent, decretal, decretals, decretist, decretive, decretory, decretum, decrial, decriminalize, decrudescence, decry

Origin of decretory

1570–80; < Latin dēcrētōrius decisive, crucial, equivalent to dēcrē-, variant stem of dēcernere (see decern, decree) + -tōrious -tory1

Related forms

un·dec·re·to·ry, adjective
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Examples from the Web for decretory

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

    Theodicy|G. W. Leibniz