Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun imperial_decree

1 sense of imperial decree

Sense 1
imperial decree -- (a decree issued by a sovereign ruler)
       => decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript -- (a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there")