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fi⋅at
[fee-aht, -at; fahy-uh
t, -at] 
–noun
| 1. | an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: a royal fiat. |
| 2. | a formula containing the word fiat, by which a person in authority gives sanction. |
| 3. | an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, esp. by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it: The king ruled by fiat. |
Origin:
1625–35; < L: let it be done, 3rd sing. pres. subj. of fierī to become
1625–35; < L: let it be done, 3rd sing. pres. subj. of fierī to become
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| fi·at (fē'ət, -āt', -ät', fī'āt', -ət) n.
[Medieval Latin, from Latin, let it be done, third person sing. present subjunctive of fierī, to become, to be done; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Fiat
Fi"at\, n. [L., let it be done, 3d pers. sing., subj. pres., fr. fieri, used as pass. of facere to make. Cf. Be.]1. An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. His fiat laid the corner stone. --Willis. 2. (Eng. Law) (a) A warrant of a judge for certain processes. (b) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature. Fiat money, irredeemable paper currency, not resting on a specie basis, but deriving its purchasing power from the declaratory fiat of the government issuing it.
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fiat
1384, from fiat lux "let there be light" in the Book of Genesis, from L. fiat "let it be done" (also used in the opening of M.L. proclamations and commands), third pers. sing. pres. subjunctive of fieri, used as passive of facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
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Main Entry: fi·at
Pronunciation: 'fE-"ät, -"at, -&t; 'fI-"at
Function: noun
1 : DECREE
2 : an authoritative but arbitrary order fiat —L. H. Tribe>
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| FIAT Italian Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) |
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