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ukase

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /juːˈkeɪz/
  • /ˈjuːkeɪs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪz
  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW1 K EY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or later ruler.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any absolutist order or arrogant proclamation

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diktat

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of ukase.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an edict of the Russian tsar

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: imperial decree

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ука́з (ukáz, “edict, decree”).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ucàs — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Dutch: oekaze — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Esperanto: ukazo — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Finnish: ukaasi — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • French: oukase — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • French: ukase — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • German: Ukas — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Hungarian: ukáz — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Italian: ukase — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Polish: ukaz — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Portuguese: ukase — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Portuguese: ucase — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Russian: ука́з (ukáz) — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Serbo-Croatian: указ — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Serbo-Croatian: ukáz — proclamation from the Russian ruler
  • Catalan: ucàs — any absolutist or arrogant order
  • Dutch: oekaze — any absolutist or arrogant order
  • Finnish: ukaasi — any absolutist or arrogant order
  • French: oukase — any absolutist or arrogant order
  • French: ukase — any absolutist or arrogant order
  • German: Ukas — any absolutist or arrogant order
  • Hungarian: ukáz — any absolutist or arrogant order
  • Italian: ukase — any absolutist or arrogant order
  • Polish: ukaz — any absolutist or arrogant order
  • Slovene: dekret — any absolutist or arrogant order