édit
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēdictum (“proclamation, edict”), the neuter of ēdictus, perfect passive participle of ēdīcō (“I publish, proclaim”), itself from ex (“out of, from”) + dīcō (“say”); cognate with Dutch edict, German Edikt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.di/
Noun
édit m (plural édits)
- An edict, type of legislative and/or judicial proclamation, originally emanating from a Roman magistrate.
Synonyms
- (edict): décret, loi, ordonnance, oukase/ukase, proclamation
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Further reading
- “édit” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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