dictanum) (diktanum)

Dictamnus; dittany. The Hart, beeing perced with the dart, runneth out of hand to the hearb Dictanum, and is healed. Lyly, Euphues, Anat. of Wit, p. 61. dictate (dik'tāt), v.; pret. and pp. dictated, ppr. dictating. [L. dictatus, pp. of dictare (> It. dettare, dittare = Sp. Pg. Pr. dictar = F. dic ter, > D. dicteren = G. dictiren = Dan. diktere = Sw. diktera ), say often, pronounce, declare, dictate (to another for writing), prescribe, or der; freq. of dicere, pp. dict us, say: see diction.] de dictature