prammatica
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin pragmatica [sanctiō].
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]prammatica f (plural prammatiche)
- (historical) royal decree
- 1766, Pietro Verri, “Elementi del Commercio [Elements of Commerce]”, in Il caffè [The Café][1], volume 1, Pietro Pizzolato, page 34:
- Finalmente altri vi sono, i quali credono, che il primo passo per rianimare il Commercio, sia promulgare Leggi, ossia Prammatiche per annientare il lusso
- Lastly, there are others who believe that the first step to restore commerce is to promulgate laws – that is, decrees – to annihilate luxury
- (by extension) custom (normal usage)
Further reading
[edit]- prammatica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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