decretive (dekretiv)

[L. decret-um, decree, + -ive.] Having the force of a decree; pertaining to a decree. dec ret or i alt (dek-re-to'ri-al), a. [ Besides the usuall or calendary month, there are but foure considerable, that is, the month of per a grat i on, of apparition, of consecution, and the medic all or decreto riall month. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., iv. 2. decretorily (dek're-to-ri-li), adv . In a defini- tive manner; as decreed. decretory (dek'rē-to-ri), a . [= F. décrétoire = Sp . Pg. It. decretorio , dec ret or i us , decretum , a decree: see decree .] 1. Pertaining to or fol- lowing a decree; established by a decree; jud i- cial; definitive. They that... are too decretory and enunciative of Jer . Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 819. speedy judgments to their enemies, turn their religion into revenge. Sirs, you are not sure that when the decretory hour of death overtakes you, you shall have one minute of an hour allowed you to commit your spirits into the hand of the Lord Jesus Christ. C. Mather, Mag. Christ., iv. 7. decrescent (dē-kres'ent), a. and n. [= F. dé- croi ant , etc., decrescen (t-)s, ppr. of decres- cere , decrease: see decrease , and cf. crescent .] I. 2t. Critical; determining; in which there is a. Decreasing; becoming gradually le ; waning, as the moon. Saddening in her childle castle, sent, Between the in-crescent and de - crescent moon, Arms for her son, and loosed him from his vow. Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette. Specifically-(a) In her ., decreasing or waning: said of the moon when represented with the points toward the sinister side. Also decours . (b) In bot . , diminishing grad ually from below upward. II. n. In her., the moon in her decrement: used as a bearing. See decrement , 3. decrescent-pinnate t-pinnate (de-kres'ent-pin"āt), (de-kres'ent-pin" a. In bot . , pinnate with leaflets gradually decreasing in size from the base. decrett, n. See decreet , decree. decretal (dē-krēʼtal), a . and n. [ decre talis , decretum , a decree: see decree .] I. a. 1. Pertaining Pertaining to or of the nature of a decree; containing a decree or decrees. When any sentence of a father is cited, and inserted into a decretal epistle of a pope, or any part of the canon law, that sentence is thereby made authentical. Donne, Sermons, xxii. 2t. Done according to a decree; decreed; fatal. [Rare.] So here's a most decretal end of me. Chapman , Byron's Tragedy, v. 1. II. n. [= F. décrétale = Sp. Pg. decretal = It. decretale, decretale , a decree, neut. of adj. decretal is : see above.] 1. An authoritative order or decree; specifically, a letter of the pope determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. What principle had they then to judge of heresies, besides the single dictates or decretals of private bishops? Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), II. 315. some definitive event. The main considerations, which most set off this number, are observations drawn from the motions of the moon, supposed to be measured by sevens, and the critical or decretory daies dependent on that number. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., iv. 12. decrewt (de-krö'), v. i. [For * decrue (as ac crew for accrue ), IMG:content-2191.png:[blocks in formation] Dethroning and decrowning princes with his foot, as it pleases him [the pope]. Hake will , Ans. to Dr. Carrier (1616), p. 37. He holds it to be no more sin the decrowning of kings than our puritans do the suppre ion of bishops. Sir T. Over bury , Characters. decrustation (dē-krus-tā'shon), n. [ de -priv. + crustation .] The act of removing a crust. decry (de-kri), v . t .; pret. and pp. decried , ppr. decrying. [F. décrier , OF. descrier , ery down, IMG:content-2192.png:[blocks in formation] decumbence, decumbency (de-kum'bens, -ben decursive (dē-ker's iv), a. [= F. décurs if , decursivus , decursus , pp. of de- state of being decumbent or of lying down; the posture of lying down. decumbent (de-kum'bent), a. [ ben (t-) s , ppr. of decumbere , lie down, de , down, + * cumbere , nasalized form (in comp.) of cu- Dear, charming nymph, neglected and decried , My shame in crowds, my solitary pride. Goldsmith, Des. Vil., 1. 411. Underneath is the decumbent portraiture of a woman resting on a death's head. Ashmole , Berks hire, i. 2. Specifically-2. In bot . , having the base re- clining upon the ground, as an ascending stem the lower part of which rests upon the earth. decumbently (dē-kum'bent-li), adv . In a de- cumbent manner. decumbiture (de-kum'bi-tūr), n. [Irreg. during which he is confined to it by disease. [Rare.] During his decumbiture he was visited by his most dear 2. In astrol ., the figure of the heavens erected for the time of a person's first taking to his bed from illne . Prognostics of recovery or death were derived from this figure. decuple decuple (d (dek'ū-pl), a. and n. [= Sp. décuplo Pg . decuplo It. decuplo , decuplus , ten- fold, decem , E. ten , + -plus , akin to E. -fold .] I. a. Tenfold; cor Tenfold; containing ag ten times as many. decuple (dek'u-pl), v. t.; pret. pret. and pp. decu pled , ppr. dec decupling decupling . [= Sp. Pg. decuplar ; from the adj.] To increase tenfold. decuplet (dek'u-plet), n. [ decursively (dē-ker's iv-li), adv . In a decur- sive manner; decurrently. - Decursively pin- nate, in bot . , applied to a pinnate leaf having the leaflets decurrent or running along the petiole. de cursu (de ker'sū). [L.: de , of, from; cursu , abl. of cursus , > E. course1 , q. v.] In Eng . law , of course; in ordinary course; specifically, a writ of those cla es which were i uable by the cursitor on application of the party, and without special authority in each case. decurtt (de-kėrt'), v . t . [ decurtare , cut off, de , off, + curtare , cut short, curt us , short: see curt.] To shorten by cutting off; abridge. Your decurted or headle e clause, Angelorum enim et cet., is thus Englyshed. Bp . Bale , Apology, fol. 147. decurtate (de-kertat), v. t. pret. and plade pp. of decurtare , cut short: see decurt .] 1. To cut short; abridge. [Rare.] -2t. To cut off or trim the hair or beard of. He sends for his barber to depure, decurtate , and spunge him. Nashe, Lenten Stuffe. decurtate (dē-ker'tāt), a . [L. decurtatus , pp.: see the verb.] Cut short; abridged. - Decur- tate syllogism, a syllogism with one of the premises decurtation (de-ker-ta's hon), n. [= F. décur- tation , LL. decurtatio (n-), decu short: see decurt.] The act of shortening or IMG:content-2193.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2194.png:[blocks in formation] decuman (dek'u-man), a. and n. mane ; = Sp. Pg. It. decumano , decuma- nus, dec i man us , of or belonging to the tenth part (pl. decuman i , the tenth cohort, porta de- cumana, the decuman gate), also consider a- ble, large, immense (applied to eggs and waves, appar. from the notion that every tenth egg or wave in a series is the largest), decumus , dec i- mus , tenth: see decimal .] I. a. 1. In Rom . mil it . antiq ., an epithet applied to a gate of the Roman camp near which the tenth cohorts of the legions were encamped. The decuman gate was the principal entrance to the camp, and was that furthest from the enemy. Pompey, finding the enemy in his camp, rode out of the decuman gate. Amer. Jour. Philol ., VI. 182. decurt, v. i. [ME. decourren, decorren, decore , decorre, decourre, descorre = Pr. decorre = OSp. IMG:content-2195.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Any commander or overseer of ten; spe- cifically, a tithing-man. He instituted decurions through both these colonies: that is, one over every ten families. The erratas which by long decurrence of time, through many men's hands, have befaln it, are easily corrected. Bp . Gauden , Tears of the Church, p. 536. decurrency (de-kur'en-si), n. [As decurrence: see -cy.] In bot ., the prolongation of a leaf below the place of insertion on the stem. decurrent (de-kur'ent), a. [L. decurren (t-)s, see decur .] In bot . , extending downward beyond the place of insertion: as, a decurrent leaf (that is, a se ile leaf having its base extending downward along the stem). Also decur- ring. decurrently (de-kur'ent-li), adv . In a decurrent manner. decurring (dē -kuring), a. [Ppr. of decur , v.; decur- rere, run down: see decurrent . ] Same as decurrent. IMG:content-2196.png:[blocks in formation] decurve (de-kėrv'), v. t.; pret. and pp. de- curved , ppr. decurving . [L. de , down, + cur- vare, curve, bend. Cf. decurved .] To curve downward. decurved (dē-kérvd'), p . a . [ decurve + -ed2, after L. decurvatus , decurvatus, curved back.] Curved downward; gradually turned down: opposed to recurved : as, the decurved beak of a bird. Towards the end of May a few short-billed or jack cur- lew (Numenius Hudsonicus, Lath.) may be seen, like their congeneric relative with the long decurved rostrum. Shore Birds , p. 9. decury (dek'ū-ri), n.; pl. decuries (-riz). [OF. decurie , F. décurie Sp. Pg. It. decuria , succe ively by the space of five days, one decury after an- other in order. Raleigh, Hist. World, V. iii. § 7. decu ate (dē-kus'āt), v. i.; pret. and pp. de- cu ated , ppr. decu ating . [L. dec us sat us , pp. of decu are , cro , divide cro wise, mark with an X, decu is , the number ten (marked X), hence also an X, an intersection (also a ten-as piece:: see decu is ), decem , E. ten , + as (a -), a unit, an ace, an as: see ace and as4 .] To intersect; cro , as lines, rays of light, leaves, or fibers of nerves. Lowell, Cathedral. coins. so just a notion of they not still preserved Add is on, Ancient Medals, i, manner. decyphert, v . t. An obsolete form of decipher . dedain1t, v. [ME. dedainen , dedaynen, dedeinen, dedeynen, var. of desdainen , disdainen , disdain: see disdain .] I. trans. To disdain. And we were faire and bright, Therefore me thoght that he The kynde of vs tane myght, And ther-at dedeyned me. Here ancient Art her dædal fancies play'd. T. Warton, Odes, iii. Pour forth heaven's wine, Idæan Ganymede, And let it fill the dædal cups like fire. dedecorationt (de-dek-ō-ra's hon), n. [ dedecoration , dedecoratio ( n- ), dedecorate .] A disgracing or dis- honoring. Bailey . dedecoroust (de-de-kō'rus), a . [L. dedecorus , LL. also dedecorosus , dishonorable, disgrace- ful, de -priv. + decor us , honorable: see deco- rous.] Disgraceful; unbecoming. Bailey. dedeint, dedeynt, v. See dedain . dedentitiont (de-den-tish'on), n. [ de -priv. + dentition .] The shedding of teeth. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., iv. 12. dedes (dē'des), n. [Javanese.] An odorifer- ous substance procured from the ra e. dedicant (ded'i-kant), n. [ dedican (t-)s, ppr. of dedicare , dedicate.] One who dedicates. The proper form of the dedication, the simple dative of the name of a divinity,. is shown on the very primi- tive altars,... also the name of the dedicants. Encyc . Brit ., XIII. 127. dedicate (ded'i-kat), v. t.; pret. and pp. dedi- cated , ppr. dedicating . [L. dedicatus , pp. of dedicare, consecrate, declare, proclaim, devote (> It. dedicare = Sp. Pg. dedicar = F. dédier = Dan. dedicere = Sw. dedicera ), de- + dicare , Proud as Apollo on his forked hill, Sate full-blown Bufo, puff'd by sorry quill; Fed by soft dedication all day long, Horace and he went hand in hand in song. dedicator (ded'i-ka-tor), n. [= It. dedicatore , Leave dangerous truths to unsucce ful satires, And flattery to fulsome dedicators . Pope , E ay on Criticism, 1. 593. [ dedica- dedicatorial (ded"i-ka-tō'ri-al), a . tory+ -al .] Same as dedicatory . dedicatory (ded'i-ka-to-ri), a. and n. [F. dé nature of a dedication; serving as a dedication. An epistle dedicatory . point: see diction .] 1. To set apart and con- secrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose; de- vote to a sacred use by a solemn act or by re- ligious ceremonies. Joram brought ve els of bra ; which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. 2 Sam. viii. 10, 11. 2. To devote with solemnity or earnest purpose, as to some person or end; hence, to devote, apply, or set apart in general. Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air, Or dedicate his beauty to the sun. Shak ., R. and J., i. 1. To the face of peril Myself I'll dedicate. Shak ., Cymbeline, v. 1. Many famous men have studied here, and dedicated themselves to the Muses. Coryat , Crudities, I. 129. We shall make no apology for dedicating a few pages to the discu ion of that interesting and most important question. 3. To inscribe or addre (a literary or mus i- cal composition) to a patron, friend, or public character, in testimony of respect or affection, or to recommend the work to his protection and favor: as, to dedicate a book. The ancient custom was to dedicate them [books] only to private and equal friends. These to His Memory - since he held them dear- I dedicate , I consecrate with tears These Idylls. 4. In law , to devote (property, as land) to pub- lic use. =Syn. See devote . dedicate (ded'i-kat), a . [ME. dedicat , dicatus , pp.: see the verb.] Consecrated; de- voted; appropriated. [Archaic or poetical.] IMG:content-2197.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2198.png:[blocks in formation] From time to time in various sort Dedalian Nature seems her to disport. Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Ark. deity or to a sacred use with appropriate so- lemnities; a solemn appropriation or setting apart: as, the dedication of a church. And the children of Israel kept the dedication of Ezra vi. 16. this house of God with joy. Chapman . dedalous, dædalous (ded'a-lus), a . [ L.dæda- lus : see dedal .] Same as dedal . dedelt, n. A Middle English form of deed . dede2t, a . and v . A Middle English form of IMG:content-2199.png:[blocks in formation] 2. The act of devoting with solemnity or earnestne of feeling to any purpose.-3. The act of inscribing or addre ing a literary or an artistic work to a patron, friend, or pub- lic character. Neither is the modern dedication of books and writings, as to patrons, to be commended. 4. An addre prefixed to a literary or musical composition, inscribed to a patron, as a means of recommending the work to his protection and favor, or, as now usually, to a private friend or to a public character, as a mark of affection or respect. dedicaturet (ded'i-ka-tūr), n . [ dedicate + -ure.] The act of dedicating; dedication. dedimus (ded'i-mus), n. [L. dedimus , we have given, 1st pers. pl. perf. ind. act. of dare , give: see date1 .] In law , a writ to commis- sion one who is not a judge to do some act in place of a judge, as to examine a witne , etc. The Latin form of the writ began "Dedimus potestatem," we have given power. dédit (dā-de'), n. [F.] In French and French- Canadian law , the sum stipulated as a penalty for breach of contract. deditiont (de-dish'on), n. dedere , give up, surrender, + dare , give: see date1 .] anything; surrender. Sir M. Hale , Hist. Com. Law of Eng. [ dedi- dedititiancy (ded-i-tish'ian-si), n. ticius , dedititius , belonging to a surrender, as n., a captive ( dedere , pp. deditus , give up, sur- render: see dedition ), + -ancy .] In early Rom . law , the condition or status of the lowest cla of freedmen, who were not admitted to full citizenship because of misconduct during their condition of slavery. de domo reparando the expense of repairing property held in com mon.