oekaze
See also: oekase, oucase, ucase, and Ukas
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Alternative forms
- oekase
- ukase (obsolete)
Etymology
From Russian ука́з (ukáz, “edict, decree”), from Old East Slavic указъ (ukazŭ, “edict”), from указать (ukazatĭ, “to show, decree”), from Old Church Slavonic указати (ukazati, “to show, decree”), itself formed from the intensifying prefix у- (u-) (denoting a concrete purpose) + казати (kazati, “to show, order”).
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Noun
oekaze m, f (plural oekazen or oekazes, diminutive oekazetje n)
- An ukase, absolutist edict decreed by a Russian czar or (later) emperor.
- (figuratively) Any absolute order and/or arrogant proclamation