Meaning of DECRETORY
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| | Definition: | | \Dec"re*to*ry\, a. [L. decretorius, from decretum. See
{Decree}.]
1. Established by a decree; definitive; settled.
The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence.
--South.
2. Serving to determine; critical. ``The critical or
decretory days.'' --Sir T. Browne.
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