Ukase
/juːˈkeɪz/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or later ruler.
"Many estates peopled with crown peasants have been, according to an ukase of Peter the Great, ceded to particular individuals on condition of establishing manufactories […]"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of ukase. alt-of
- 3 an edict of the Russian tsar wordnet
- 4 Any absolutist order or arrogant proclamation figuratively
"I knew a stunned plunge of disappointment and a bitter anger. What right had he to issue such an arbitrary ukase?"
Example
More examples"Many estates peopled with crown peasants have been, according to an ukase of Peter the Great, ceded to particular individuals on condition of establishing manufactories […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ука́з (ukáz, “edict, decree”).