ukase

[ yoo-keys, -keyz, yoo-keys, -keyz ]

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noun

(in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.
any order or proclamation by an absolute or arbitrary authority.

Origin of ukase

1720–30; <French <Russian ukáz,Old Russian ukazŭ, noun derivative of ukazati to show, indicate, assign, command, equivalent to u- prefix + kazati to show, order

Other words for ukase

2	edict, directive, ruling, decree, fiat

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How to use ukase in a sentence

So the hedgehog-lawyer and the sparrow-scribe wrote out ukases and sent them off.
Russian Fairy Tales | R. Nisbet Bain
He revoked several of his father's ukases and seemed to be willing to treat them fairly.
The Story of Russia | R. Van Bergen, M.A.
Papal ukases had proved ineffective to stem the current of clerical abuses.
German Culture Past and Present | Ernest Belfort Bax
He might as well have been reading me ukases from the Romonoff Czar in the undiluted Russian.
The Portal of Dreams | Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for ukase

ukase

/ (juːˈkeɪz) /

noun

(in imperial Russia) an edict of the tsar
a rare word for edict

Origin of ukase

C18: from Russian ukaz, from ukazat to command

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