Dictionary entry

Decretory

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.