Today's Word "ukase"
Order issued by an authority
on
Published in Vocabulary
ukase \yoo-KAYS; -KAYZ; YOO-kays; -kayz\ (noun) - 1 : In imperial Russia, a published proclamation or order having the force of law. 2 : Any order or decree issued by an authority; an edict.
"On Monday, management issued a ukase that, due to the warm weather, no open toed sandals could be worn. On Tuesday, another was issued stating precisely the opposite."
Ukase derives from Russian ukaz, "decree," from Old Church Slavonic ukazu, "a showing, proof," from u-, "at, to" + kazati, "to point out, to show."
Comments