All 7 Uses of
edict
in
The Three Musketeers
- So that in spite of edicts, ordinances, and decrees, there he is, captain of the Musketeers; that is to say, chief of a legion of Caesars, whom the king holds in great esteem and whom the cardinal dreads—he who dreads nothing, as it is said.
Chpt 1.edicts = orders
- And the edicts?
Chpt 5.
- The party was to take place at St. Germain, I believe, and they had appointed to meet at the Carmes-Deschaux, when they were disturbed by de Jussac, Cahusac, Bicarat, and two other Guardsmen, who certainly did not go there in such a numerous company without some ill intention against the edicts.
Chpt 6.
- You understand, Treville—an edict is still an edict, it is forbidden to fight, after all.
Chpt 6.edict = order
- You understand, Treville—an edict is still an edict, it is forbidden to fight, after all.†
Chpt 6.
- Indeed, the name of Bernajoux was known to all the world, d'Artagnan alone excepted, perhaps; for it was one of those which figured most frequently in the daily brawls which all the edicts of the cardinal could not repress.
Chpt 6. *edicts = orders
- If you go on so, his Eminence will be forced to renew his company in three weeks, and I to put the edicts in force in all their rigor.
Chpt 6.
Definition:
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(edict) an order -- typically a formal proclamation or a legally binding court decreeeditor's notes: Synonym 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.