ukase

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noun
  1. (in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.

  2. any order or proclamation by an absolute or arbitrary authority.

Origin of ukase

1
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

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How to use ukase in a sentence

  • An imperial ukase of February 15, 1899, reorganized the Diet according to a plan drawn up by Pobidonostzeff.

    The Story of Russia | R. Van Bergen, M.A.

British Dictionary definitions for ukase

ukase

/ (juːˈkeɪz) /


noun
  1. (in imperial Russia) an edict of the tsar

  2. a rare word for edict

Origin of ukase

1
C18: from Russian ukaz, from ukazat to command

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