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Webster 1913 Edition


Fiat

Fi′at

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fiat

FI'AT.

[L. from fio.] Let it be done; a decree; a command to do something.

Definition 2024


fiât

fiât

See also: fiat, Fiat, FIAT, and fiát

French

Verb

fiât

  1. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of fier

Anagrams


Friulian

Etymology

From Late Latin fīcātum (liver), from Latin iecur fīcātum (fig-stuffed liver).

Noun

fiât m (plural fiâts)

  1. liver