English → Latin
“edict” in Latin
ēdīcōto declare, publish, establish, announce; to appoint, decree, ordain something; to make known (of a decree), proclaim; eedōto eatprōpōnōto set forth, to put forth, to lay out; to expose to view, display; to make known
The English word edict itself goes back to Latin ēdictum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
edict
edictum. To publish an edict, edictum soribere, edere or proponere; edicere: to order by an edict that; to publish an edict that, etc., edicere, ut etc.: to publish an edict, that - not; or to forbid by an edict, that, etc., edicere or edicto sancire, ne etc.: edictum interponere, ne, etc.: to annul an edict, edictum propositum (publica sententia) irritum pronunciare. By edict, ex edicto.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for edict?
- The usual Latin words for “edict” are ēdīcō, edō, prōpōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.