DECRETAL
\dɪkɹˈɛtə͡l], \dɪkɹˈɛtəl], \d_ɪ_k_ɹ_ˈɛ_t_əl]\
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An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The decretals form the second part of the canon law.
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An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The decretals form the second part of the canon law.
By Noah Webster.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. An authoritative order or decree; especially, of the pope;- a collection of the pope’s decrees.
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