decretal

英文释义

a. Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a
decretal epistle.
a. An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of
the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The
decretals form the second part of the canon law.
a. The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions
made, by order of Gregory IX., in 1234, by St. Raymond of Pennafort.