edict

edict is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch.
2. noun. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

   "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"

   Synonyms: decree, fiat, order, rescript

3. noun. a formal or authoritative proclamation

Synonyms

decree, fiat, order, rescript

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in edict:

cetid, cited

Common word forms

edicts, edictal

Words from these letters

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