tzardom
/ˈzɑrdəm/
noun
- The territory or empire ruled by a tzar (emperor of Russia).
- The vast tzardom stretched from Eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean.
- Historians study the economy of the Russian tzardom in the 16th century.
- Under Ivan the Terrible, the tzardom expanded rapidly.
- The system of government or rule by a tzar; autocratic rule.
- Many peasants suffered under the harsh tzardom of the era.
- The tzardom was overthrown during the Russian Revolution.
- The novel describes life under the tzardom in the 1800s.