An edict is a decree or announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism, but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include dictum and pronouncement. Edict derives from the Latin edictum. In the late 15th century the spelling was edycte and known as meaning a proclamation having the force of law.
Death of Jimi Hendrix. On September 18, 1970, the American musician Jimi Hendrix died in London, aged 27 years. For some days Hendrix had been in poor health, due in part to fatigue caused by overworking, a chronic lack of sleep, and an illness assumed to be influenza-related.
He added: â[Hendrix] was drinking lager or some kind of beer and he just poured the wine in to the pint glass. I donât think he had ever drunk red wine before â he didnât know how to drink it. âBut he seemed okay. He seemed to be alright. But the next day I woke up late and somebody phoned and said Jimiâs dead.