BharatNotes Edict
noun/ˈiːdɪkt/
An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority, especially a sovereign ruler.
Usage in a UPSC answer
When the colonial state governed through edict rather than consent, it hollowed out the deliberative institutions on which durable legitimacy ultimately rests.
Synonyms
decreeproclamationordinancedictumfiatmandate
Antonyms
requestpleasuggestionentreaty
Word Family
edicts (n pl), edict (n), dictate (v), diction (n), dictum (n)
Root
Latin edicere = to proclaim; e- = out + dicere = to say; edictum = something proclaimed
Etymology
From Latin edictum ("something proclaimed"), the neuter past participle of edicere ("to proclaim"), from e- ("out") + dicere ("to say").
Memory Hook
"E-DICT" — something "dictated" OUT (e-/ex- = out) to all; a ruler dictates an edict that everyone must obey.
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