The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decretory
Decretory \Dec"re*to*ry\, a. [L. decretorius, from decretum. See Decree.]
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Established by a decree; definitive; settled.
The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence.
--South. Serving to determine; critical. ``The critical or decretory days.''
--Sir T. Browne.
Wiktionary
decretory
a. (context rare or obsolete English) Pertaining to an authoritative decree or final judgement.
Usage examples of "decretory".
If in the decretory term of the world we shall not all dye but be changed, according to received translation.