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Word of the Day for Saturday, April 28, 2007

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.

 I took a playwriting course from the noted Prof. A. M. Drummond,
 a huge man on crutches who right off the bat delivered a ukase
 never to begin a play with the telephone ringing. 
 -- Arthur Laurents, Original Story By
 

 This new ukase, however, ignited bureaucratic warfare and spawned
 rival and conflicting rules and concepts, frittering away time
 and effort. 
 -- Richard B. Frank, Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese
 Empire
 

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Ukase derives from Russian ukaz, "decree," from Old Church Slavonic
ukazu, "a showing, proof," from u-, "at, to" + kazati, "to point
out, to show."

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