czardom

[ zahr-duhm, tsahr- ]

/ ˈzɑr dəm, ˈtsɑr- /

the domain of a czar.

the power, authority, or position of a czar.

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First recorded in 1835–45; czar + -dom

I can only say, if they are not, Democracy will prove as great a failure as Czardom.
My Impresssions of America|Margot Asquith
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
Czardom, on its part, may play out its last card by embarking upon a fresh war.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879|Various
The power of Czardom was enforced ignorance, and this made possible the infamous treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
World's War Events, Volume III|Various

They left their home in the richest district of that new Balkan czardom about a year ago.
The Immigrant Tide, Its Ebb and Flow|Edward A. Steiner