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.
The Messy Afterlife of Jimi Hendrix. Legendary rocker Jimi Hendrix would have turned 70 years old this week, had he not died decades ago at age 27. We take a look at the controversy still surrounding his estate. Though Jimi Hendrix died more than 40 years ago, the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death and the valuable estate he left behind â including reservoirs of unreleased music â means his name has hardly gone out of the news in all the years since.