Czarist (adjective)

Relating to a czar, or to the rule of a czar.

Origin:

Derived from the word 'czar', which was the title given to the rulers of russia from 1547 to 1917.

Examples:

1. The czarist regime was overthrown in the Russian Revolution of 1917.
2. Many of the czarist laws were abolished after the revolution.
3. The czarist palace in St. Petersburg is now a museum.
4. Czar Nicholas II was the last czar of Russia.
5. The czarist secret police were feared by the Russian people.