ukase
ukase · ukases
указ
Ukas
An authoritative proclamationAn authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or later ruler.
/juːˈkeɪz/
Meaning
2 sensesAn authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or later ruler.
Ukas
ука́зukáz
an edict of the Russian tsar
(figuratively)Any absolutist order or arrogant proclamation
Ukas
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
proclamation from the Russian ruler:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
proclamation from the Russian ruler:
Origin
Borrowed from Russian ука́з (ukáz, “edict, decree”).Borrowed from Russian ука́з (ukáz, “edict, decree”).
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