Ĕ'dict, n.

n. [Lat. edictum, from edicere, edictum, to declare, proclaim, from e, ex, out, and dicere, to say; Pr. edict, Fr. édit, Sp. & Pg. edicto, It. editto.] That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action; an order issued by a prince to his subjects, as a rule or law requiring obedience; a special proclamation of command or prohibition; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch.

Synonyms—Law; statute; regulation; decree; ordinance; manifesto. See Law.