edict
noun
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority.
edictal
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a word derived from
edict.
Example Sentences
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"All who may possibly succeed to the throne Blackstone holds to be royalty," said the lawyer in an edictal voice, and St. George looked away from Olivia.
From Romance Island by Zona Gale
