czardom

[ zahr-duhm, tsahr- ]

/ ˈzɑr dəm, ˈtsɑr- /

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noun

the domain of a czar.

the power, authority, or position of a czar.

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Origin of czardom

First recorded in 1835–45; czar + -dom

Imprison them for a quarter of a century, and on the day of their release they will conspire against czardom.
Comrade Kropotkin|Victor Robinson
The power of Czardom was enforced ignorance, and this made possible the infamous treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
World's War Events, Volume III|Various
Russia had welcomed the present war as an answer to the Revolution that was threatening Czardom.
All Roads Lead to Calvary|Jerome K. Jerome
Truly, it was not so much the force of arms as that of ignorance which kept up the Czardom for hundreds of years.
The Red Conspiracy|Joseph J. Mereto

And so the line has been made, a symbol to all who travel on it of the irresponsible might of the Russian Czardom.
The International Spy|Allen Upward