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14:51 Jan 19, 2016 |
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3 +1 | (by) Imperial Decree |
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(by) Imperial Decree Explanation: Could this be the correct term? "A decree issued by a sovereign ruler" https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/imperial decree -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2016-01-19 16:16:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- " In 1795, BY IMPERIAL DECREE, Masonic activity was outlawed in the Habsburg empire, including Transylvania. In Wallachia, the first lodge was very likely established by Jean Louis Carra, secretary to voivode Grigore III Ghica (October 1768-November 1769)." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry_in_Romania -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 hrs (2016-01-20 09:02:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In English this term has a looser meaning than that of a decree issued from only an "empire" or on an empirical level. "IMPERIAL DECREE" Meaning: A decree issued by a sovereign ruler http://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/imperial_decree.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 hrs (2016-01-20 09:03:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- i.e. Can relate to decrees issued by ANY sovereign ruler. Example sentence(s):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Decree_of_declaration_of_war_against_foreign_powers https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=m3Yy9FDcT8gC&pg=PT276&lpg=PT276&dq=%22by+imperial+decree%22+war&source=bl&ots=Hv7AZt1KL5&sig=ILe1Nvvy1Ti |
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