decree
decree n
OFr decré < L. dēcernere, decide, distinguish.
- Ruling; edict; proclamation; decision of a court; [fig.] commandment; eternal principle; law of the universe; Being who is wise, merciful and just; (see 2 Chronicles 30:5).
decree v
see decree, n.
- Order; appoint; assign; to determine judicially; ordain as by Divine appointment or fate; (see Job 22:28).