WORD OF THE DAY

ukase

yoo-KAYSS\ noun
1 : a proclamation by a Russian emperor or government having the force of law
2 a : a proclamation having the force of law b : order, command

"The professor's first instruction to the [playwriting] class was a ukase: Never begin a play with a telephone ringing."

 

 

Charles Mims

http://www.the-sandbox.org

 

 

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