decernv.

/dɪˈsəːn/

Etymology: < French décerne-r (1318 in Godefroy), < Latin dēcernĕre to decide, pronounce a decision, < de- prefix 1b + cernĕre to separate, distinguish, decide: see cern v.¹ In Old French décerner was confused in form with descerner , discerner ; the clear distinction between the two dates only from the 16th cent.; hence, in English also, decern is found with the sense discern v.

I. To decide, determine, decree.

†1. transitive. To decide, determine (a matter disputed or doubtful). Obsolete.

a. with simple object.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > settle, arbitrate [verb (transitive)]

redeOE

to-dealc1275

deraignc1330

determinec1380

award1393

decidec1400

decise?a1425

decernc1425

discernc1425

arbitrea1513

deema1513

moder1534

resolve1586

divide1596

arbitrate1597

fit1600

moderate1602

umpire1609

sopite1628

appointa1631

determinate1647

issue1650

settle1651

to cut the melon1911

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. ii. 110 Be þe Text þai decerne all Tha casis.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. viii. f. 80 The controuersie shulde bee decerned by the bysshope of Rome.

b. with infinitive or object clause.

ΚΠ

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxx/1 Holy faders..decerned & concluded that it sholde be buryed with theyr mayster.

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lxi^v/1 Whan my noble prince..had decerned to sende me his oratour to fraunce.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 531 This ilk Donald..Decernit hes thairfoir richt suddantlie To gif battell.

1547 Certain Serm. or Homilies Charity i, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) i. 69 He shall not be deceived, but truly decern and judge.

?1548 tr. J. Calvin Faythfvl Treat. Sacrament sig. Cvj It perteyneth not to euerie priuate person, to iudge and decerne, who ought to be admitted.

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. v. §2. 31 To make them decerne, there should be no God.

c. intransitive.

ΚΠ

1558 Q. Kennedy Compendius Tractiue ii. sig. Biii^v The Apostolis and Eldaris..conuenit to dispute and decerne vpoun the questioun.

2. transitive. To decree by judicial sentence. Now a technical term of Scottish judicature; the use of the word ‘decerns’ being necessary to constitute a decree n.: see quot. 1774 at sense 2d.

a. with simple object.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > judge or determine judicially [verb (transitive)] > order judicially

judgea1325

discernc1425

rule1425

sentencec1503

decree1530

award1533

decerna1575

sententiate1593

a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 182 She..was denounced..contumax, and a citation decerned for her appearance.

1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies iii. viii. 181 But onely pronounce the sentence according to that which he who sitteth judge in the Court, hath decreed and decerned.

1874 D. G. Rossetti tr. Dante in Dante & Circle i. 118 Since thou, Death, and thou only, canst decern [1861 discern] Wealth to my life, or want, at thy free choice.

b. that something be done.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > judge or determine judicially [verb (transitive)] > order judicially > that something be done

decerna1464

adjournal1489

a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 215 The lordis of þis present parlement [1399] decerne and deme þat þe Duke [sic]..schul lese..her dignité.

1515 R. Sampson in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. i. 17 A commission to some men..to decern [that] the same one exception and process..were of no strength.

c1600 Hist. & Life James VI (1825) 14 It was decernit, that..she sould be transported to the fortalice of Lochlevin, and ther to be deteinit in captivitie during hir lyfe.

c. a person, etc. to be or to do something. †to decern in: to mulct in by decree of court.

ΚΠ

1526 Sc. Acts Jas. V (1814) 306 (Jam.) Decernit to haif incurrit the panis contenit in said actis.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 405 We..by the power, name, and authoritie to vs..committed pronounce, decerne [1516 R. Fabyan New Chron. Eng. dyscerne] and declare, the same king Richard..to be..vnworthy to the rule and gouernaunce.

c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 52 The forthe of Aymouth decernit to be cassin down.

1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 1 Sept. (1855) 41 Roger Gordoun..for his contumacie in not coming to the Committie..is decernit in xx merks monie of fyne.

1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 1 Sept. (1855) 43 Decerns Alexander Gordoun..to content and pey to George Glendonyng..the soume of xxij lib. xiijs. iiijd.

1682 London Gaz. No. 1682/1 The Lords Commissioners of Iusticiary, therefore Decerne and Adjudge the said Archibald Earl of Argile to be Execute to the Death.

1753 Trial J. Stewart 283 They..decern and adjudge the said James Stewart to be carried back to the prison.

1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scotl. II. iii. x. 415 If a bastard might be decerned nearest of kin to his mother.

d. intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > judge or act as judge [verb (intransitive)] > give a judgement

decern1541

pronounce1651

1541 T. Paynell tr. Felicius Conspiracie of Catiline xvii. f. 29^v Whan they suffre, they decerne: whan they hold theyr peace, they crye aloude.

1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. 52 Authoritie, in gouerning, iudging, and decerning.

1774 Interlocutor in A. McKay Hist. Kilmarnock (ed. 4) 363 Therefore [the Lord Ordinary] suspends the letters simpliciter, and decerns.

1817 Edinb. Monthly Mag. 1 437/1 The court below..decerned in terms of the prayer of the complaint.

1880 Chambers's Encycl. at Debts If the sum decerned for..do not exceed, etc.

e. transferred.

ΚΠ

1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 106/1 One has said, ‘It is not this’: another avers, ‘It is not that’: one decerns it [a book] too elaborate.

II. To discern.

†3.

a. transitive. To distinguish or separate by their differences (things that differ, one thing from another). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1535 [see decerning n. at Derivatives].

1546 Bp. S. Gardiner Declar. True Articles 16 b That belefe was a condicion which decerned them that shall enioye the fruite of Christes passion, and them that shall not.

a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 188 We must decerne the immaculat spous of Jesus Christ, frome the Mother of confusioun.

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. (ed. 3) I. 99 That rule..whereby..he decerneth [(eds. 1 & 2) discerneth] and chooseth good from bad.

a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 228 Things which cannot be decerned from others; as Fowls like to others.

b. intransitive. To distinguish, discriminate between.

ΚΠ

a1535 T. More Wks. (R.) 528 (R.) To deserne betwene the true doctrine and the false.

1892 A. R. Watson George Gilfillan iii. 38 With little skill to decern between the good and the evil in literature.

4. To see distinctly (with the eyes or the mind); to distinguish (an object or fact); to discern.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > discern [verb (transitive)]

wita1300

discerna1400

to have eyes to seea1425

decern1559

discover1581

dignoscea1639

dignote1657

tell1657

diagnose1861

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > succeed in seeing or catch sight of

underyetec1000

aspya1250

kenc1275

ofyetec1275

choosea1300

akenc1300

descrivec1300

ofkenc1300

readc1300

espyc1320

descryc1330

spyc1380

discernc1405

discover1553

scan1558

scry1558

decern1559

describe1574

to make out1575

escry1581

interview1587

display1590

to set sight of (in)c1595

sight1602

discreevec1650

glance1656

to catch a glimpse of1679

steal1731

oversee1735

glimpse1779

twig1796

to clap eyes on1838

spot1848

sky1900

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > discern [verb (transitive)] > distinguish, separate

winnowc825

tryc1330

distinguea1340

divide1377

departc1380

devisea1400

sever1426

perceivea1500

deem1530

discern1533

searcec1535

sort1553

to pick outa1555

decern1559

difference1596

distinguisha1616

severalize1645

separate1651

secern1656

run1795

define1807

sequester1841

differentiate1857

divaricate1868

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 9 Then all that we ether by sight may decerne, or by arte conceive.

1595 Blanchardine & Eglantine Pt. ii. Ded. You may well decerne, that my willing minde dooth bewraie my good meaning.

c1610 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1735) 94 A Princess who could decern and reward good Service.

a1638 J. Mede Apostasy Latter Times in Wks. (1672) 54 The starres and lights therein should not easily be decerned.

1891 H. S. Constable Horses, Sport & War 37 Differences..that cannot be decerned by the eye.

Derivatives

deˈcerning n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun]

doomc950

redeOE

lookingc1300

assizec1314

judging1357

definitionc1384

man's dayc1384

termination1395

discretiona1400

discussiona1425

decidingc1443

judicial1447

decisionc1454

arbitry1489

determinationa1513

determining1530

decerninga1535

discuss1556

discussment1559

thought1579

decernment1586

arbitrage1601

dijudication1615

crisis1623

decidementa1640

determinatinga1640

discernment1646

syndication1650

judication1651

dijudicatinga1656

adjudicature1783

call1902

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > action of

distinctiona1340

division?c1425

decerninga1535

dignotion1578

differencing1598

discern1599

discernment1615

discrimination1621

refinement1712

differentiation1872

distinguishing1882

differentiating1887

a1535 T. More Wks. (R.) 528 (R.) The decerning of the true woord of God..from the countrefet woorde of man.

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Utopia (1895) ii. 125 (margin) The decerning of punishment putte to the discretion of the magistrates.

† deˈcernment n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun]

doomc950

redeOE

lookingc1300

assizec1314

judging1357

definitionc1384

man's dayc1384

termination1395

discretiona1400

discussiona1425

decidingc1443

judicial1447

decisionc1454

arbitry1489

determinationa1513

determining1530

decerninga1535

discuss1556

discussment1559

thought1579

decernment1586

arbitrage1601

dijudication1615

crisis1623

decidementa1640

determinatinga1640

discernment1646

syndication1650

judication1651

dijudicatinga1656

adjudicature1783

call1902

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun]

shedc950

skilla1200

skillwisenessa1200

doomc1374

subtilitya1398

subtiltyc1405

subtletya1425

dijudication1549

choice1583

decernment1586

quiddity1602

discerning1608

discernance1612

sensea1616

sense of things1648

tact1797

appreciation1810

kokum1848

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. K7 Iudge by your owne decernment how much.

a1680 T. Goodwin Wks. (1692) III. i. 488 A yet more refined Elective discretion or Decernment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	decern
释义	decernv. /dɪˈsəːn/ Etymology: < French décerne-r (1318 in Godefroy), < Latin dēcernĕre to decide, pronounce a decision, < de- prefix 1b + cernĕre to separate, distinguish, decide: see cern v.¹ In Old French décerner was confused in form with descerner , discerner ; the clear distinction between the two dates only from the 16th cent.; hence, in English also, decern is found with the sense discern v. I. To decide, determine, decree. †1. transitive. To decide, determine (a matter disputed or doubtful). Obsolete. a. with simple object. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > settle, arbitrate [verb (transitive)] redeOE to-dealc1275 deraignc1330 determinec1380 award1393 decidec1400 decise?a1425 decernc1425 discernc1425 arbitrea1513 deema1513 moder1534 resolve1586 divide1596 arbitrate1597 fit1600 moderate1602 umpire1609 sopite1628 appointa1631 determinate1647 issue1650 settle1651 to cut the melon1911 c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. ii. 110 Be þe Text þai decerne all Tha casis. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. viii. f. 80 The controuersie shulde bee decerned by the bysshope of Rome. b. with infinitive or object clause. ΚΠ a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxx/1 Holy faders..decerned & concluded that it sholde be buryed with theyr mayster. c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lxi^v/1 Whan my noble prince..had decerned to sende me his oratour to fraunce. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 531 This ilk Donald..Decernit hes thairfoir richt suddantlie To gif battell. 1547 Certain Serm. or Homilies Charity i, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) i. 69 He shall not be deceived, but truly decern and judge. ?1548 tr. J. Calvin Faythfvl Treat. Sacrament sig. Cvj It perteyneth not to euerie priuate person, to iudge and decerne, who ought to be admitted. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. v. §2. 31 To make them decerne, there should be no God. c. intransitive. ΚΠ 1558 Q. Kennedy Compendius Tractiue ii. sig. Biii^v The Apostolis and Eldaris..conuenit to dispute and decerne vpoun the questioun. 2. transitive. To decree by judicial sentence. Now a technical term of Scottish judicature; the use of the word ‘decerns’ being necessary to constitute a decree n.: see quot. 1774 at sense 2d. a. with simple object. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > judge or determine judicially [verb (transitive)] > order judicially judgea1325 discernc1425 rule1425 sentencec1503 decree1530 award1533 decerna1575 sententiate1593 a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 182 She..was denounced..contumax, and a citation decerned for her appearance. 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies iii. viii. 181 But onely pronounce the sentence according to that which he who sitteth judge in the Court, hath decreed and decerned. 1874 D. G. Rossetti tr. Dante in Dante & Circle i. 118 Since thou, Death, and thou only, canst decern [1861 discern] Wealth to my life, or want, at thy free choice. b. that something be done. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > judge or determine judicially [verb (transitive)] > order judicially > that something be done decerna1464 adjournal1489 a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 215 The lordis of þis present parlement [1399] decerne and deme þat þe Duke [sic]..schul lese..her dignité. 1515 R. Sampson in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. i. 17 A commission to some men..to decern [that] the same one exception and process..were of no strength. c1600 Hist. & Life James VI (1825) 14 It was decernit, that..she sould be transported to the fortalice of Lochlevin, and ther to be deteinit in captivitie during hir lyfe. c. a person, etc. to be or to do something. †to decern in: to mulct in by decree of court. ΚΠ 1526 Sc. Acts Jas. V (1814) 306 (Jam.) Decernit to haif incurrit the panis contenit in said actis. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 405 We..by the power, name, and authoritie to vs..committed pronounce, decerne [1516 R. Fabyan New Chron. Eng. dyscerne] and declare, the same king Richard..to be..vnworthy to the rule and gouernaunce. c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 52 The forthe of Aymouth decernit to be cassin down. 1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 1 Sept. (1855) 41 Roger Gordoun..for his contumacie in not coming to the Committie..is decernit in xx merks monie of fyne. 1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 1 Sept. (1855) 43 Decerns Alexander Gordoun..to content and pey to George Glendonyng..the soume of xxij lib. xiijs. iiijd. 1682 London Gaz. No. 1682/1 The Lords Commissioners of Iusticiary, therefore Decerne and Adjudge the said Archibald Earl of Argile to be Execute to the Death. 1753 Trial J. Stewart 283 They..decern and adjudge the said James Stewart to be carried back to the prison. 1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scotl. II. iii. x. 415 If a bastard might be decerned nearest of kin to his mother. d. intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > judge or act as judge [verb (intransitive)] > give a judgement decern1541 pronounce1651 1541 T. Paynell tr. Felicius Conspiracie of Catiline xvii. f. 29^v Whan they suffre, they decerne: whan they hold theyr peace, they crye aloude. 1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. 52 Authoritie, in gouerning, iudging, and decerning. 1774 Interlocutor in A. McKay Hist. Kilmarnock (ed. 4) 363 Therefore [the Lord Ordinary] suspends the letters simpliciter, and decerns. 1817 Edinb. Monthly Mag. 1 437/1 The court below..decerned in terms of the prayer of the complaint. 1880 Chambers's Encycl. at Debts If the sum decerned for..do not exceed, etc. e. transferred. ΚΠ 1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 106/1 One has said, ‘It is not this’: another avers, ‘It is not that’: one decerns it [a book] too elaborate. II. To discern. †3. a. transitive. To distinguish or separate by their differences (things that differ, one thing from another). Obsolete. ΚΠ a1535 [see decerning n. at Derivatives]. 1546 Bp. S. Gardiner Declar. True Articles 16 b That belefe was a condicion which decerned them that shall enioye the fruite of Christes passion, and them that shall not. a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 188 We must decerne the immaculat spous of Jesus Christ, frome the Mother of confusioun. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. (ed. 3) I. 99 That rule..whereby..he decerneth [(eds. 1 & 2) discerneth] and chooseth good from bad. a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 228 Things which cannot be decerned from others; as Fowls like to others. b. intransitive. To distinguish, discriminate between. ΚΠ a1535 T. More Wks. (R.) 528 (R.) To deserne betwene the true doctrine and the false. 1892 A. R. Watson George Gilfillan iii. 38 With little skill to decern between the good and the evil in literature. 4. To see distinctly (with the eyes or the mind); to distinguish (an object or fact); to discern. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > discern [verb (transitive)] wita1300 discerna1400 to have eyes to seea1425 decern1559 discover1581 dignoscea1639 dignote1657 tell1657 diagnose1861 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > succeed in seeing or catch sight of underyetec1000 aspya1250 kenc1275 ofyetec1275 choosea1300 akenc1300 descrivec1300 ofkenc1300 readc1300 espyc1320 descryc1330 spyc1380 discernc1405 discover1553 scan1558 scry1558 decern1559 describe1574 to make out1575 escry1581 interview1587 display1590 to set sight of (in)c1595 sight1602 discreevec1650 glance1656 to catch a glimpse of1679 steal1731 oversee1735 glimpse1779 twig1796 to clap eyes on1838 spot1848 sky1900 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > discern [verb (transitive)] > distinguish, separate winnowc825 tryc1330 distinguea1340 divide1377 departc1380 devisea1400 sever1426 perceivea1500 deem1530 discern1533 searcec1535 sort1553 to pick outa1555 decern1559 difference1596 distinguisha1616 severalize1645 separate1651 secern1656 run1795 define1807 sequester1841 differentiate1857 divaricate1868 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 9 Then all that we ether by sight may decerne, or by arte conceive. 1595 Blanchardine & Eglantine Pt. ii. Ded. You may well decerne, that my willing minde dooth bewraie my good meaning. c1610 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1735) 94 A Princess who could decern and reward good Service. a1638 J. Mede Apostasy Latter Times in Wks. (1672) 54 The starres and lights therein should not easily be decerned. 1891 H. S. Constable Horses, Sport & War 37 Differences..that cannot be decerned by the eye. Derivatives deˈcerning n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun] doomc950 redeOE lookingc1300 assizec1314 judging1357 definitionc1384 man's dayc1384 termination1395 discretiona1400 discussiona1425 decidingc1443 judicial1447 decisionc1454 arbitry1489 determinationa1513 determining1530 decerninga1535 discuss1556 discussment1559 thought1579 decernment1586 arbitrage1601 dijudication1615 crisis1623 decidementa1640 determinatinga1640 discernment1646 syndication1650 judication1651 dijudicatinga1656 adjudicature1783 call1902 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > action of distinctiona1340 division?c1425 decerninga1535 dignotion1578 differencing1598 discern1599 discernment1615 discrimination1621 refinement1712 differentiation1872 distinguishing1882 differentiating1887 a1535 T. More Wks. (R.) 528 (R.) The decerning of the true woord of God..from the countrefet woorde of man. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Utopia (1895) ii. 125 (margin) The decerning of punishment putte to the discretion of the magistrates. † deˈcernment n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun] doomc950 redeOE lookingc1300 assizec1314 judging1357 definitionc1384 man's dayc1384 termination1395 discretiona1400 discussiona1425 decidingc1443 judicial1447 decisionc1454 arbitry1489 determinationa1513 determining1530 decerninga1535 discuss1556 discussment1559 thought1579 decernment1586 arbitrage1601 dijudication1615 crisis1623 decidementa1640 determinatinga1640 discernment1646 syndication1650 judication1651 dijudicatinga1656 adjudicature1783 call1902 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] shedc950 skilla1200 skillwisenessa1200 doomc1374 subtilitya1398 subtiltyc1405 subtletya1425 dijudication1549 choice1583 decernment1586 quiddity1602 discerning1608 discernance1612 sensea1616 sense of things1648 tact1797 appreciation1810 kokum1848 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. K7 Iudge by your owne decernment how much. a1680 T. Goodwin Wks. (1692) III. i. 488 A yet more refined Elective discretion or Decernment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1425
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