ukase

Definitions


[juːˈkeɪz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in tsarist Russia) a decree with the force of law
(e.g: Tsar Alexander I issued his famous ukase unilaterally decreeing the North Pacific Coast Russian territory)


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Origin:
from Russian ukaz ‘ordinance, edict’, from ukazatʹ ‘show, decree’




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