decretory
adj/dɪˈkɹiːtəɹi/
Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin dēcrētōrius (“decisive”), from Latin dēcernō (“decide, determine”).
- If in the decretory term of the world we shall not all dye but be changed, according to received translation, the last day will make but few graves […]1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin, published 2005, page 50:
- Derived terms
- decretorily
- Related terms
- decree