/zahr"iz euhm, tsahr"-/ , n.
1. dictatorship; despotic or autocratic government.
2. the system of government in Russia under the czars.
Also, tsarism, tzarism .
[ 1850-55; CZAR + -ISM ]
/zahr"iz euhm, tsahr"-/ , n.
1. dictatorship; despotic or autocratic government.
2. the system of government in Russia under the czars.
Also, tsarism, tzarism .
[ 1850-55; CZAR + -ISM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012