- decree
- decree: see discern
- decree (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French decre, variant of decret (12c., Modern French décret), from Latin decretum, neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere "to decree, decide, pronounce a decision," from de- (see de-) + cernere "to separate" (see crisis).
- decree (v.)
- late 14c., from decree (n.). Related: Decreed; decreeing.