Definition

1. Noun:
   • Royal ordinance, imperial edict: A written document recording an order or command issued by a king or emperor in historical contexts.
   • Royal decree, sovereign mandate: An official proclamation or directive from a monarch, carrying the force of law.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà vua ban hành một sắc chỉ mới. (The king issued a new royal ordinance.)
  • Sắc chỉ của hoàng đế được truyền đi khắp nơi. (The emperor's edict was disseminated everywhere.)
  • Các quan phải tuân theo sắc chỉ. (The mandarins had to obey the royal decree.)

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Legal Context: The term is used almost exclusively in historical narratives, legal history, or literature referring to feudal monarchies, especially in Vietnam or other East Asian cultures influenced by Chinese imperial systems.
  • Sắc chỉ này quy định về nghi lễ triều đình. (This imperial edict regulated court rituals.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chiếu chỉ (n): Another term for a royal decree or edict.
• Thánh chỉ (n): Imperial decree (often implying a sacred or revered command).
• Dụ chỉ (n): A royal instruction or order.
• Sắc phong (n): A royal patent or bestowal document, often for titles or posthumous honors.

Synonyms

• Royal edict: A formal command or proclamation issued by a sovereign.
• Imperial decree: An order having the force of law, issued by an emperor.
• Sovereign mandate: An authoritative command from a monarch.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Ban sắc chỉ: To issue/promulgate a royal ordinance.
  • Vua Lê Thánh Tông thường ban sắc chỉ cải cách. (King Le Thanh Tong often issued edicts for reforms.)
• Tiếp nhận sắc chỉ: To receive a royal decree.
  • Viên quan quỳ gối tiếp nhận sắc chỉ. (The mandarin knelt to receive the imperial decree.)

adj

1. royal ordinance