'Decretory' definitions:
Definition of 'Decretory'
From: GCIDE
- Decretory \Dec"re*to*ry\, a. [L. decretorius, from decretum. See Decree.]
- 1. Established by a decree; definitive; settled. [1913 Webster]
- The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Serving to determine; critical. "The critical or decretory days." --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'decretory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- binding,
- commanding,
- compelling,
- compulsory,
- conclusive,
- decisive,
- decretal,
- decretive,
- dictated,
- dictating,
- directive,
- entailed,
- final,
- hard-and-fast,
- imperative,
- imposed,
- instructive,
- irrevocable,
- jussive,
- mandated,
- mandating,
- mandatory,
- must,
- obligating,
- obligatory,
- peremptory,
- preceptive,
- prescript,
- prescriptive,
- required,
- ultimate,
- without appeal