Official orders or laws announced by a person in authority; to officially command or announce something.
From Latin 'decernere' meaning 'to decide' or 'determine,' entering English through Old French 'decrer.' Medieval kings and rulers would issue decrees as absolute commands that all subjects had to obey.
In 1215, King John of England was forced to agree to the Magna Carta—essentially limits on his power to issue random decrees—which became the foundation for modern ideas about constitutional rights!
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