A Czarist Edict is a decree issued by the Russian Czar. The term can refer to several different types of edicts, including Ukases (6 letters), UKASE (5 letters), COSSACK (7 letters), Romanov (7 letters), Duma (4 letters), and Nantes (6 letters). Ukases were laws issued by the Czar, while UKASE was an order issued by the Czar. COSSACK was a member of a Slavic military group, and Romanov was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917. The Duma was the Russian parliament, and Nantes was a city in France where the Edict of Nantes was signed in 1598, granting religious freedom to French Protestants.