Etymology

ukase

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Today it means: An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or later ruler. Full definition →

Russian ука́з
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromука́з
  2. Russian · borrowed fromука́з
  3. English todayukase

Borrowed from Russian ука́з (ukáz, “edict, decree”).

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