Czar Definition
zär, tsär
czars
noun
czars
An emperor: title of any of the former emperors of Russia and, at various times, the sovereigns of other Slavic nations.
Webster's New World
Any person having great or unlimited power; autocrat.
Webster's New World
A person given broad administrative powers to make government policy.
The President's energy czar.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of tsar.
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Other Word Forms of Czar
Noun
Singular:
czar
Plural:
czarsOrigin of Czar
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Russian tsar' from Old Russian tsĭsarĭ emperor, king from Old Church Slavonic tsěsarĭ from Gothic kaisar from Greek from Latin Caesar emperor caesar
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Russian царь (tsar'), via Old Church Slavonic тсесари (tsesari), from Gothic (kaisar), from Medieval Greek Καῖσαρ, ultimately from Latin Caesar.
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