czarevitch

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noun

czar·​e·​vitch ˈzär-ə-ˌvich  ˈ(t)sär- 

variants or less commonly tsarevitch or tzarevitch

: an heir apparent of a Russian czar

tzar, tzarevitch, tzarina, tzarism

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less common spellings of czar, czarevitch, czarina, czarism

1

: emperor

specifically : the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution

2

: one having great power or authority

a banking czar

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Russian tsarevich, from tsar' + -evich, patronymic suffix

First Known Use

Noun

1710, in the meaning defined above