n.
Pronunciation: yü- ' k ā s, - ' k ā z, ' yü- ˌ ; ü- ' käz
Function: noun
Etymology: French & Russian; French, from Russian ukaz, from ukazat' to show, order; akin to Old Church Slavic u- away, Latin au-, Sanskrit ava- and to Old Church Slavic kazati to show
Date: 1729
1 : a proclamation by a Russian emperor or government having the force of law
2 : EDICT