Definition of
Ukase
- (noun, communication) an edict of the Russian tsar
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Alternate forms of Ukase
Hypernyms: imperial decree
Origin of the word Ukase
- 1729, "decree issued by a Russian emperor," from Rus. ukaz "edict," from ukazat' "to show, decree," from O.C.S. ukazati, from u-, intens. prefix, + kazati "to show, order," which is related to the first element of Casimir. more
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