Fiat
['fiːæt;'faɪæt] or [ˈfiət,-ˌæt,-ˌɑt,ˈfaɪˌæt,-ət]
[ˈfiət,-ˌæt,-ˌɑt,ˈfaɪˌæt,-ət]
Definition
(n.) An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
(n.) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
(n.) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature.
Edited by Cary
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Decree, order, ordinance, command.
Typed by Freddie
Definition
n. a formal or solemn command: a short order or warrant of a judge for making out or allowing processes letters-patent &c.—(Spens.) Fī′aun.—v.t. to sanction
Checked by Archie
Examples
- I sat in the high seat of the Fiat and thought about nothing. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Fiat emulsio, secundum artem, ad f ?vj. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The lighter was shaped like a Fiat radiator. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- This is indeed the judgment of God, said the Grand Master, looking upwards--'Fiat voluntas tua! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Heinkel and Fiat pursuit, Robert Jordan told him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- That is not out of range for the Fiat in that little tank if they have come up to the bridge. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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