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pragmatic sanction

 
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–noun
1. any one of various imperial decrees with the effect of fundamental law.
2. (initial capital letters) History/Historical.
a. any of several imperial or royal decrees limiting the power or privilege of the papacy, as the decree of Charles VII of France in 1438 or that of the Diet of Mainz in 1439.
b. the imperial decree of Charles VI of Austria in 1713, by which his daughter, Maria Theresa, inherited his dominions.
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pragmatic sanction  
n.  An edict or decree issued by a sovereign that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land.

[Translation of Late Latin prāgmatica sānctiō, imperial decree referring to the affairs of a community : Latin prāgmatica, feminine of prāgmaticus, referring to civil affairs + Latin sānctiō, ordinance.]
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