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To: Texas Songwriter

Czar is Russian word for emperor. Emperor outranks king.


2 posted on 09/16/2009 6:54:36 PM PDT by Rider on the Rain
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To: Rider on the Rain

Actually it comes from the Latin title “Caesar”.

So does “Kaiser”, by the way.


4 posted on 09/16/2009 7:00:27 PM PDT by Sigurdrifta
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To: Rider on the Rain
Czar is emperor
Korol/Kral is King, although this was rarely used. Vyaliky knyaz is either Grand Prince or King
Knjaz is Prince or Duke
16 posted on 09/17/2009 12:51:09 AM PDT by rmlew (“Democracy tends to ignore..., threats to its existence because it loathes doing what is needed)
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