decern

[ dih-surn ]
/ dɪˈsɜrn /

verb (used without object)

Scots Law. to enter a judicial decree.

verb (used with object)

Archaic. to discern.

Origin of decern

1400–50; late Middle English decernen to decide < Old French decerner < Latin dēcernere, equivalent to dē- de- + cernere to separate, decide

Words nearby decern

deception table, deceptive, deceptive cadence, decerebrate, decerebration, decern, decertify, dechlorinate, decholesterolization, deci-, deciare

Example sentences from the Web for decern

  • Noo, I would be greatly obligated if ye would expone to me the nice point, that I may be able to decern accordingly.

    The Entail |John Galt

  • It happened at one time he heard his mother (for see neither of them could, as to decern in so dark a place) bemoan her condition.

    A History of English Literature |George Saintsbury

British Dictionary definitions for decern

decern
/ (dɪˈsɜːn) /

verb (tr)

Scots law to decree or adjudge
an archaic spelling of discern

Word Origin for decern

C15: from Old French decerner, from Latin dēcernere to judge, from cernere to discern