de|cre|tal

de|cre|tal
de|cre|tal «dih KREE tuhl», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a decree or reply by the pope settling some question of doctrine or ecclesiastical law: »

Justice was administered in the name and according to the decretals of Rome (Lew Wallace).

2. any decree.
–adj.
of or containing a decree or decrees.
[< Medieval Latin decretale < Latin dēcrētālis of or having a decree < dēcernere; see etym. under decree (Cf.decree)]

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