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ukaz

ukaz is the alternative form of ukase.

Meaning of ukase

Noun

ukase (plural ukases)

  1. An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or later ruler.
    • 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 […]c. 1844, Henry Brougham, Political Philosophy
  2. (figuratively) Any absolutist order or arrogant proclamation
    • I knew a stunned plunge of disappointment and a bitter anger. What right had he to issue such an arbitrary ukase?1965, John Fowles, The Magus
    Synonyms:
    diktat

Noun capitalized: Ukaz

Ukaz

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of ukase.

Questions about ukaz

What is ukaz the alternative form of?
Ukaz is the alternative form of ukase.
What part of speech is ukaz?
Ukaz is a noun.

Words near ukaz in the dictionary

  1. ukambin
  2. UKAS
  3. ukase
  4. ukases
  5. ukay-ukay
  6. ukaz
  7. UKC
  8. UKCP
  9. uke
  10. uke-e
  11. ukelele

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ukaz (page history and authors); Ukaz (page history and authors); ukase (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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