Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Fiat

I give my fiat to that proposal. I consent to it. A flat in law is an order of the court directing that something stated be done. (Latin, fiat, let it be done.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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