† dictamentn.
Obsolete.
1. Diction. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [noun] > mode of expression
manner of speakinga1387
termsc1400
parlancec1475
locution1483
diction1563
couching1571
dictamenta1572
dialect1579
style1594
phraseology1604
phrasing1611
expression1628
language1643
wording1649
routine1676
mode1779
verbiage1792
parle1793
verbiagerie1817
vocabulation1859
phraseography1899
lexis1950
a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 8 We translait according to the barbarousnes of thair Latine and dictament.
2. Dictation, bidding; (in plural) dictates.
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society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > ordinance, prescription, or appointment > an ordinance or authoritative utterance
setnessc950
sandc1000
edict1297
statutec1300
proclamationa1325
justifyinga1382
rescritec1384
decree?a1400
thewsc1400
justification?a1475
ordinationc1499
dictamena1513
golden bull1537
dictate1604
process1604
dictament1615
dictation1651
fiata1750
diktat1941
1615 J. Ainsworth Trying out of Truth 11 They beleeve onely their private spirits, dictament, and fancies.
1652 tr. Cassandra ii. 95 To follow the Dictaments of an Inclination that already began to be powerfull.
1741 J. Douglas Memorial 5 At Robert Sprewell's Dictament, he wrote the Contract of Marriage betwixt the Defunct and her Husband.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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