édit

See also: edit, Edit, Édith, and edit.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēdictum (“proclamation, edict”), the neuter of ēdictus, perfect passive participle of ēdīcō (“I publish, proclaim”), itself from ex (“out of, from”) + dīcō (“say”); cognate with Dutch edict, German Edikt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.di/

• Audio:

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Noun

édit m (plural édits)

1. an edict, type of legislative and/or judicial proclamation, originally emanating from a Roman magistrate

   Synonyms: décret, loi, ordonnance, oukase/ukase, proclamation

Derived terms

• édicter

Related terms

• dit

See also

• inédit

Further reading

• “édit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• dite