fiat

Other forms of fiat

plural

fiats·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fiat

What does fiat mean?

fiat means "a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)".

How many syllables are in fiat?

fiat has 2 syllables: fi-at. The stress falls on "fi". In IPA it is /ˈfaɪæt/.

What is another word for fiat?

Close synonyms include decree, edict, order, rescript. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fiat a common word?

fiat is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.