Definition

Noun: - Royal proclamation, imperial edict: An official written order or decree issued by a Vietnamese monarch (king or emperor) in historical contexts. It carries the force of law and represents the sovereign's command.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà vua ban hành một sắc chiếu để ân xá cho tù nhân. (The king issued a royal proclamation to pardon prisoners.)
  • Sắc chiếu của hoàng đế được truyền đi khắp mọi miền đất nước. (The emperor's imperial edict was disseminated throughout all regions of the country.)
  • Các quan lại phải tuân theo sắc chiếu. (The mandarins had to obey the royal decree.)

Advanced Usage

• Historical and Formal Context: The word sắc chiếu is used exclusively in historical or formal literary contexts to refer to documents from Vietnam's feudal period. It is not used in modern administrative language.
  • Các sử gia nghiên cứu sắc chiếu để hiểu về chính sách của triều đình phong kiến. (Historians study royal proclamations to understand the policies of the feudal court.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sắc chỉ (noun): A synonym with the same meaning (royal edict, imperial order). This is the variant noted in the Vietnamese-Vietnamese reference.
  • Sắc chỉ của vua quy định về nghi lễ. (The king's edict regulated ceremonial rites.)
• Chiếu chỉ (noun): Another term for an imperial decree or proclamation.
• Chiếu (noun): Can mean an edict or proclamation, sometimes used in compound terms.

Synonyms

• Royal decree: Sắc lệnh của nhà vua.
• Imperial edict: Lệnh của hoàng đế.
• Royal mandate: Mệnh lệnh hoàng gia.

Notes on Meaning

• Specific Historical Term: Sắc chiếu refers specifically to proclamations from Vietnamese emperors/kings. It is not a general term for modern laws or announcements.
• Authority: It implies the highest level of authority within the historical feudal system.

noun

1. royal proclamation