fiat

See also Fiat, and FIAT

English

Etymology

Latin fīat (“let it be done”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfaɪæt/ or IPA: /ˈfi.æt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

fiat (plural fiats)

1. An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
2. (English law) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
3. (English law) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature.

Derived terms

• fiat money
• fiat currency

Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

References

• fiat in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Latin

Verb

fīat

1. third-person singular present passive subjunctive of fiō
2. third-person singular present passive subjunctive of faciō