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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024u•kase (yo̅o̅ kās′, -kāz′, yo̅o̅′kās, -kāz),USA pronunciation n. - World History(in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.
- World Historyany order or proclamation by an absolute or arbitrary authority.
- Russian ukáz, Old Russian ukazù, noun, nominal derivative of ukazati to show, indicate, assign, command, equivalent. to u- prefix + kazati to show, order
- French
- 1720–30
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged edict, directive, ruling, decree, fiat.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ukase /juːˈkeɪz/ n - (in imperial Russia) an edict of the tsar
- a rare word for edict
Etymology: 18th Century: from Russian ukaz, from ukazat to command |