"decre" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /dɛːˈkreː/ Forms: decres [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French decré, from Latin dēcrētum. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|decré}} Borrowed from Old French decré, {{der|enm|la|dēcrētum}} Latin dēcrētum Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} decre, {{enm-noun|decres}} decre (plural decres)
  1. An instrument carrying a legal decision; a decree or judgement.
    Sense id: en-decre-enm-noun-Ld2~Vijy
  2. Any kind of decision or ruling; the result of arbitration.
    Sense id: en-decre-enm-noun-jmrRS21p
  3. The entirety of a set of law or regulations; especially when referring to ecclesiastical law.
    Sense id: en-decre-enm-noun-tUT37bhr
  4. (rare) A binding and official legal instrument; a law. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Directives, Law
    Sense id: en-decre-enm-noun-TYs2o~tA Disambiguation of Directives: 19 25 12 44 Disambiguation of Law: 11 8 17 64 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 16 15 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 8 17 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 16 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: decree, degre, degree [rare]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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