Defined in 2 dictionaries — Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)
George C. Kinney · 1893
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In civil and old English law. To decree.; to decide.
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. To decree; to decide; in the Scotch phrase, to decern. Bex decemit; the king decrees. Artie. Cleri, c. 1.