czardom

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(zär′dəm, tsär′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
czar•dom  (zär′dəm, tsär′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmentthe domain of a czar.
  2. Governmentthe power, authority, or position of a czar.
Also, tsardom, tzardom. 
  • czar + -dom 1835–45

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tsar /zɑr, tsɑr/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Governmentczar.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tsar  (zär, tsär),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmentczar.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tsar, czar / zɑː tsɑː/
  1. (until 1917) the emperor of Russia
  2. a tyrant; autocrat
  3. a public official charged with responsibility for dealing with a certain problem or issue: a drugs tsar
Etymology: from Russian tsar, via Gothic kaisar from Latin Caesarˈtsardom, ˈczardom
'czardom' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tsardom - tzardom

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