Ukase
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /juːˈkeɪz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ukase is a noun meaning An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or later ruler.
Meaning
An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or later ruler.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Any absolutist order or arrogant proclamation
Example Sentences
I knew a stunned plunge of disappointment and a bitter anger. What right had he to issue such an arbitrary ukase?
An Ukase, it appears, has been issued by the Emperor Alexander, to facilitate the introduction of calimancoes and other Norwich goods into his Empire.
The planters, he explained in a letter to Lincoln, would accept emancipation by ukase in preference to being compelled to enact it themselves in a new constitution.
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 […]
Word Forms
- ukases
- ukaz
- Ukaz
Synonyms for ukase
Depending on context, synonyms include diktat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include edict, ukaz, decree, ordinance, decretal, programma.
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