decretal
Meanings
adj
- Pertaining to a decree.
noun
- A papal decree, particularly one derived from an ecclesiastical letter.
- Any decree or pronounced instruction.
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Etymology
From Middle French decretal, from Late Latin dēcrētālis, from Latin decretum.
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