ukase

• He issued one more ukase: “that the Two Sicilies form an integral part of Italy, one and indivisible under the constitutional king, Victor Emmanuel, and his successors.” By a stroke of the pen he handed over his conquests as a free gift. —  Cavour
• On my application to the Emperor Alexander his Majesty immediately issued a ukase, severely prohibiting the seizure of horses or anything belonging to the Post-office department. —  The Memoirs of Napoleon, V13, 1815
• [113] This ukase, which was binding for France, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, and the Rhenish Confederation, formed the foundation of the Continental System, a term applicable to the sum total of the measures that aimed at ruining England by excluding her goods from the Continent. —  The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
• The culverin, ukase, and door-tender were all fired. —  The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X)
• "Don't greed" had become a classic since the day Aunt Anne issued her infamous ukase, compelling that twin who (wilfully speculating upon her sister's envy) kept goodies to the last to divide said last precious morsel with the gloating other. —  The Madigans

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