ukase
pronunciation
How to pronounce ukase in British English:
UK [juː'keɪz]
How to pronounce ukase in American English:
US ['jukeɪs]
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- Noun:
- an edict of the Russian tsar
Word Origin
- ukase (n.)
- "decree issued by a Russian emperor," 1729, from Russian ukaz "edict," back-formation from ukazat' "to show, decree, to order," from Old Church Slavonic ukazati, from u- "away," perhaps here an intensive prefix, from PIE *au- (2) "off, away" + kazati "to show, order," from Slavic *kaz- (related to the first element of Casimir), from PIE root *kwek- "to appear, show."
Example
- 1. On the other hand , I did not think moscow could halt the war by ukase , or be expected to turn openly against its ally .