Why this word is great
ADDEEM — [Verb] To judge, adjudge, or deem, especially in a conclusive and authoritative manner. From Middle English *ademen, from Old English ādēman ("to judge, adjudge, doom, deem, try, adjudicate"), equivalent to the intensive or perfective prefix a- + deem. Unlike deem, which suggests a personal and often provisional opinion, or adjudge, which is narrowly tethered to a legal verdict, addeem implies a solemn, settled pronouncement that closes a matter by weight of authority. It is the cold press of a signet ring into wax, the heavy gavel-strike that stills the courtroom, the ledger entry that balances an ancient account—the irrevocable sound of a verdict entering the world, sealing a truth into the permanent record.