Edikt — meaning in English

English meaning

• edict noun An official order or proclamation issued by someone in authority.
• ordinance noun A law made by a local authority, such as a city council.

Senses

Edikt is used for these senses in English:

• edict A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
• ordinance An edict or decree, authoritative order.

ordinance — full definition

1. noun A law made by a local authority, such as a city council.
2. noun An official order given by someone in authority.
3. noun Before the Third English Civil War, an official order issued by Parliament.
4. noun Detailed rules at a university that put the general ideas in its charter and statutes into practice.

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