Decretals

a general name for the Papal decrees, comprehending the -rescripts (answers to inquiries and petitions), decrees, mandates (official instructions for ecclesiastical officers, courts, etc.), edicts (Papal ordinances in general), and general resolutions of the councils, Dedham, town and capital of Norfolk county, Ma .; on the Charles river and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad; $ miles SW. of Boston, of which. it is a popular place of residence.