definition of
[decree]

[1] #1 decree n. [edict, fiat, order, rescript] a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there". wn

[2] #2 decree v. issue a decree; "The King only can decree". wn

[3] #3 decree v. [rule] decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed". wn