Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An empress of Russia.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
czarina .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
czaritsa .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the wife or widow of a czar
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He divorced his czaritza that he might marry the foundling.
We Can't Have Everything Rupert Hughes 1914
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“I have come all the way from Siberia, czaritza, to see your day of honor, and now your Cossacks have killed me.”
The Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe Fontenoy, Mme La Marquise De 1900
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The czaritza, mother of Dmitri, who had first incited the mob, was forced to take the veil.
Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Charles Morris 1877
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The patriarch, it is true, was exempted, through awe for his high office in the Church, while reverence for advanced years reprieved Prince Tcherkasy, and Tikhon Streshnef was excused out of honor for his services as guardian of the czaritza.
Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Charles Morris 1877
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