Both Uses
edict
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(Edited)
- Where is the staircase, from which Charles VI promulgated his edict of pardon?
Chpt 1.1.1 *edict = order
- He had petitioned the bishop for an edict which expressly forbade the Bohemian women to come and dance and beat their tambourines on the place of the Parvis;
Chpt 1.4.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(edict) an order -- typically a formal proclamation or a legally binding court decreeSynonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
As compared to "proclamation", "order", or "legal finding", "edict" is often chosen to imply that the order is unfair. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)