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   Fi·at

   /ˈfēət/

   

   noun

   • 1. a formal authorization or proposition; a decree: "adopting a legislative review program, rather than trying to regulate by fiat"
   • ▪ an arbitrary order: "the appraisal dropped the value from $75,000 to $15,000, rendering it worthless by bureaucratic fiat"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin, ‘let it be done’, from fieri ‘be done or made’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

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