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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈkɹiː/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decree.wav Forms: decrees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|decre}} Middle English decre, {{der|en|fro|decré}} Old French decré, {{der|en|la|dēcrētum}} Latin dēcrētum Head templates: {{en-noun}} decree (plural decrees)
  1. An edict or law. Translations (edict or law): δόγμα (dógma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), πρόσταγμα (próstagma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), أَمْر (ʔamr) [masculine] (Arabic), مَرْسُوم (marsūm) [masculine] (Arabic), պատգամ (patgam) (Armenian), göstəriş (Azerbaijani), fərman (Azerbaijani), dekret (Azerbaijani), фарман (farman) (Bashkir), ука́з (ukáz) [masculine] (Belarusian), дэкрэ́т (dekrét) [masculine] (Belarusian), пастано́ва (pastanóva) [feminine] (Belarusian), декре́т (dekrét) [masculine] (Bulgarian), у́каз (úkaz) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 法令 (fǎlìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 上諭 /上谕 (shàngyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 詔書 /诏书 (zhàoshū) (Chinese Mandarin), dekret [masculine] (Czech), dekret [neuter] (Danish), forordning [common-gender] (Danish), wD-w-Y1 (wḏ) (Egyptian), dekreto (Esperanto), asetus (Finnish), määräys (Finnish), dekreetti (Finnish), décret [masculine] (French), decreto [masculine] (Galician), ბრძანებულება (brʒanebuleba) (Georgian), Erlass [masculine] (German), Dekret [neuter] (German), Verordnung [feminine] (German), 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍆𐍄𐍃 (gagrēfts) [feminine] (Gothic), न्यायिक आदेश (nyāyik ādeś) (Hindi), आज्ञा (ājñā) [feminine] (Hindi), डिक्री (ḍikrī) [feminine] (Hindi), विधान (vidhān) (Hindi), rendelet (Hungarian), dekrétum (Hungarian), dekret (Indonesian), titah (Indonesian), acht [masculine] (Irish), decreto [masculine] (Italian), ordinanza [feminine] (Italian), 命令 (meirei) (alt: めいれい) (Japanese), 詔書 (shōsho) (alt: しょうしょう) (Japanese), 詔勅 (shōchoku) (alt: しょうちょく) (Japanese), 법령 (beomnyeong) (alt: 法令) (Korean), 칙령 (chingnyeong) (alt: 勅令) (Korean), ēdictum [neuter] (Latin), dēcrētum [neuter] (Latin), iussiō [feminine] (Latin), декре́т (dekrét) [masculine] (Macedonian), dekri (Malay), forordning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), forordning [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), հրովարտակ (hrovartak) (Old Armenian), امر (emr, emir) (Ottoman Turkish), فرمان (farmân) (Persian), dekret [masculine] (Polish), decreto [masculine] (Portuguese), decret [neuter] (Romanian), ука́з (ukáz) [masculine] (Russian), декре́т (dekrét) [masculine] (Russian), постановле́ние (postanovlénije) [neuter] (Russian), dekrét [masculine] (Slovak), decreto [masculine] (Spanish), dikrii (Swahili), dekret [neuter] (Swedish), förordning [common-gender] (Swedish), genelge (Turkish), sirküler (Turkish), kararname (Turkish), ука́з (ukáz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), декре́т (dekrét) [masculine] (Ukrainian), постано́ва (postanóva) [feminine] (Ukrainian), qanunname [masculine] (Zazaki), ferman (diq) (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-decree-en-noun-FTRA0D3N Disambiguation of 'edict or law': 89 5 5 0
  2. (law) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity. Categories (topical): Law Translations (judicial decision): δικαίωμα (dikaíōma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), пастано́ва (pastanóva) [feminine] (Belarusian), постановле́ние (postanovlénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 判決 /判决 (pànjué) (Chinese Mandarin), dom [common-gender] (Danish), päätös (Finnish), määräys (Finnish), Verfügung [feminine] (German), Beschluss [masculine] (German), Entscheid [masculine] (German), Gerichtsentscheid [masculine] (German), végzés (Hungarian), döntés (Hungarian), határozat (Hungarian), 判決 (hanketsu) (alt: はんけつ) (Japanese), 결정 (gyeoljeong) (alt: 決定) (Korean), decreto [masculine] (Portuguese), постановле́ние (postanovlénije) [neuter] (Russian), decreto [masculine] (Spanish), ordenanza [feminine] (Spanish), постано́ва (postanóva) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  3. (law) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate. Categories (topical): Law Translations (determination of a cause): päätös (Finnish), määräys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-decree-en-noun-gwV0HPz4 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 35 11 41 9 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'determination of a cause': 1 40 59 1
  4. (religion) A predetermination made by God; an act of providence. Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-decree-en-noun-FUXgB4PM Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 35 11 41 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 2 32 9 52 6 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈkɹiː/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decree.wav Forms: decrees [present, singular, third-person], decreeing [participle, present], decreed [participle, past], decreed [past]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|decre}} Middle English decre, {{der|en|fro|decré}} Old French decré, {{der|en|la|dēcrētum}} Latin dēcrētum Head templates: {{en-verb}} decree (third-person singular simple present decrees, present participle decreeing, simple past and past participle decreed)
  1. To command by a decree. Derived forms: decreeable, redecree, undecreed Translations (to command by a decree): dekretere (Danish), forordne (Danish), bestemme (Danish), dekreti (Esperanto), antaa asetus (Finnish), julistaa (Finnish), määrätä (Finnish), décréter (French), bestimmen (German), verfügen (German), verordnen (German), dekretieren (German), elrendel (Hungarian), határoz (Hungarian), végzést hoz/meghoz (Hungarian), rendelkezik (Hungarian), foraithin (Irish), reachtaigh (Irish), achtaigh (Irish), scisco (Latin), sċrīfan (Old English), decretar (Portuguese), decretar (Spanish), förordna (Swedish), dekretera (Swedish), påbjuda (Swedish), bestämma (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-decree-en-verb-Bhq-3l9~

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} decree
  1. Alternative form of decre Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: decre
    Sense id: en-decree-enm-noun-aaK9x~uu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "consent decree"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "counterdecree"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "decree absolute"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "decree arbitral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "decree nisi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "decreer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "decree time"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "final decree"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "imperial decree"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "postdecree"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "predecree"
    }
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      "expansion": "Middle English decre",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "decré"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French decré",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "dēcrētum"
      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 2:1:",
          "text": "There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree?",
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          "roman": "ʔamr",
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          ],
          "word": "أَمْر"
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "marsūm",
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          "word": "مَرْسُوم"
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          "roman": "patgam",
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          "word": "պատգամ"
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          "word": "հրովարտակ"
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          "word": "göstəriş"
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "fərman"
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          "code": "az",
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          "word": "dekret"
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          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "farman",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "фарман"
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ukáz",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ука́з"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "dekrét",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "дэкрэ́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pastanóva",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "пастано́ва"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dekrét",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "декре́т"
        },
        {
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "úkaz",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "у́каз"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fǎlìng",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "法令"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shàngyù",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "上諭 /上谕"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhàoshū",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "詔書 /诏书"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dekret"
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          "code": "da",
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          "word": "dekret"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "edict or law",
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          "word": "forordning"
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          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "wḏ",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "wD-w-Y1"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "dekreto"
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        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "asetus"
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        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "määräys"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "dekreetti"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "edict or law",
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          "word": "décret"
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          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "decreto"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "brʒanebuleba",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "ბრძანებულება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Erlass"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Dekret"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Verordnung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "gagrēfts",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐌲𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍆𐍄𐍃"
        },
        {
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "dógma",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "δόγμα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "próstagma",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "πρόσταγμα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "nyāyik ādeś",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "न्यायिक आदेश"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ājñā",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "आज्ञा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ḍikrī",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "डिक्री"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vidhān",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "विधान"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "rendelet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "dekrétum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "dekret"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "word": "titah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "edict or law",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "acht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 5 5 0",
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      "word": "dekret"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "julistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "määrätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "décréter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "bestimmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "verfügen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "verordnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "dekretieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "elrendel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "határoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "végzést hoz/meghoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "rendelkezik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "foraithin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "reachtaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "achtaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "scisco"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "sċrīfan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "decretar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "decretar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "förordna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "dekretera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "påbjuda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to command by a decree",
      "word": "bestämma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decree"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "decree",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "decre"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of decre"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decre",
          "decre#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "decree"
}

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