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Erstwhile Despot Crossword Clue

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199%4Exact Match!
239%8 A word meaning 'erstwhile'
339%7Erstwhile kings

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We think the answer is "TSAR" which means:

    noun
  • • A male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The tsar ruled over the vast russian empire with absolute power."
  • • "During the reign of the last tsar, nicholas ii, russia experienced political unrest."

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New York Times14 Dec 1995 Across 67
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