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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
decretal /dɪˈkriːt(ə)l/

▶noun a papal decree concerning a point of canon law. ▶adjective of the nature of a decree.

– origin ME: from late L. decretale, neut. of decretalis (adj.), from L. decret-, decernere ‘to decide’.

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