ukase
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun In Russia, a published proclamation or imperial order, having the force of law.
- noun An order or edict by someone holding absolute authority.
Examples
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At his ukase the population ebbed and flowed over a hundred thousand miles of territory, and cities sprang up or disappeared at his bidding.
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And, like his olden nights, his ukase went forth that there should be no quarrelling nor fighting, offenders to be dealt with by him personally.
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They arose against their former friends, because the Czar, in a _ukase_, desired it; and his imperial will must be fulfilled.
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The imperial ukase of 1864, created _zemstvos_ or district assemblies composed of representatives of the landed proprietors or gentlemen; or rural communes or mirs, and of the towns.
Note
The word 'ukase' comes from a Russian word meaning 'to say'.
