/zahr"ist, tsahr"-/ , adj. Also, czaristic /zah ris"tik, tsah-/ , tsaristic, tzaristic .
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a czar or the system and principles of government under a czar.
2. autocratic; dictatorial.
n.
3. an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
Also, tsarist, tzarist .
[ CZAR + -IST ]