edico

edico

Latin

Etymology

    From ex- (out of, from) + dīcō (say, affirm, tell).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    ēdīcō (present infinitive ēdīcere, perfect active ēdīxī, supine ēdictum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative

    1. to declare, publish, establish, announce
      Synonyms: nuncupō, prōdō, renūntiō, nūntiō, dēnūntiō, adnūntiō, praedicō, indīcō, profiteor, dēferō, referō, cōntiōnor
    2. to appoint, decree, ordain something
      Synonyms: indīcō, imperō, praescrībō, iniungō, praecipiō, dictō, mandō, iubeō, pōnō
    3. (of magistrates) to make known (of a decree), proclaim; enact a law
    4. (Late Latin) to explain, interpret

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    References

    • edico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • edico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • edico”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to issue a proclamation calling on the senators to assemble in full force: edicere, ut senatus frequens adsit (Fam. 11. 6. 2)
      • to proclaim that the courts are closed, a cessation of legal business: iustitium indicere, edicere (Phil. 5. 12)