1. (

• decree ,
• edict ,
• fiat ,
• order ,
• rescript ,

) 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" ;

1. (

• decree

) issue a decree; "The King only can decree" ;

2. (

• rule ,
• decree

) decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" ;