/yooh kays", -kayz", yooh"kays, -kayz/ , n.
1. (in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.
2. any order or proclamation by an absolute or arbitrary authority.
[ 1720-30; ukáz, ORuss ukazu, n. deriv. of ukazati to show, indicate, assign, command, equiv. to u- prefix + kazati to show, order ]
Syn. 2. edict, directive, ruling, decree, fiat.