decretist
American
[dih-kree-tist]
/ dɪˈkri tɪst /
noun
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a student in the faculty of law.
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a student of the Decretals; expert in the canon law.
Etymology
Origin of decretist
1350–1400; < Medieval Latin dēcrētista, equivalent to Latin dēcrēt ( um ) decree + -ista -ist
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