Decretal

English

Etymology

From Middle French décrétal, from Latin dēcrētālis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈkɹiːtəl/

Adjective

Decretal (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Decretal

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Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Pertaining to a decree.
   • Chase v. Turner, 560 So. 2d 1317, 1320 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990):

     [T]his finding, when read in conjunction with the other findings, as well as decretal portions of the final judgment, is more logically interpreted as a reference to the successful operation of the business...

Translations

• Polish: dekret pl(pl)

Noun

Singular Decretal

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Decretal ({{{1}}})

1. A papal decree.
2. (now rare) Any decree or pronounced instruction.
   • Template:RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene, II.ix:

     picturals / Of Magistrates, of courts, of tribunals, / Of commen wealthes, of states, of pollicy, / Of lawes, of iudgements, and of decretals [...].

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