STARETS Meaning of STARETS in English /stahr"its, -yits/ , n. , pl. startsy /stahrt"see/ . Russ. Orth. Ch.a religious teacher or counselor. [ 1915-20; stárets elder, deriv. of stáryi old ] Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012