tsarevitch

/ ˈzɑːrəvɪtʃ /

noun

1. a son of a Russian tsar, esp the eldest son

Word History and Origins

Origin of tsarevitch¹

from Russian tsarevich , from tsar + -evich , masculine patronymic suffix

Example Sentences

On Saturday the festival will also screen his “Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess,” a fairy tale anthology.

From New York Times

Human characters such as the twelve princesses, or Prince Ivan Tsarevitch, were given folk-song-derived melodies based on the common Western musical scale.

From Literature

He’d tell me stories of the Tsarevitch in St. Petersburg, weak with hemophilia, his fate controlled by wicked forces.

From Literature

"Alexander I. promised much and performed little, and that little he has taken back again by the hand of his brother, the Tsarevitch Constantine."

From Project Gutenberg

He had succeeded in finishing his work in the church of Stephen-Tsminda at the time of the last campaign of the Tsarevitch in Aderbadaganne, received a right royal reward from Artchill, but instead of returning to Greece as would have seemed natural, he remained at Mtzkhet, hoping to bring them to a favorable issue.

From Project Gutenberg