Meanings of imperial edict in English

An imperial edict appeared, which deprived the Bohemian Brethren of their religious freedom.

At length, in A.D. 325, the first imperial edict against them was issued by Constantine.

The manuscript of the imperial edict to this effect is now preserved in the Essex Institute.

He was ordered to return to Wittenberg and there await the imperial edict declaring him a heretic and outlaw.

The martyrdom of the monk led to an imperial edict "which abolished forever the human sacrifices of the amphitheatre."

A Papal brief demanded the Emperor to enforce the bull, by which Luther was now definitely condemned, by an imperial edict.

They were duly constituted by imperial edict...

This culmination of a prolonged anti-Semitic agitation was quickly followed by an imperial edict, promising, among other reforms, religious liberty for all.

The imperial edict, which initiated what many call "the new crusade," was issued barely forty days before that date (viz., on September 20).

Even centuries ago imperial edicts were issued against it, but custom still rules.

There are actually imperial edicts extant forbidden freemen to sell themselves as slaves.

The ships were confiscated by Imperial edict.

But he was in an impossible situation -noman could refuse an Imperial edict and expect to survive.

Before the Imperial Edict was signed he went abroad, and travelled for three years in Germany, France, and Italy.

This is an Imperial edict.

The Chinese Government finally agreed to issue a special Imperial edict to insure the future protection of the German missions.