any member of the Russian imperial dynasty that ruled from the crowning (1613) of Mikhail Fyodorovich to the abdication (1917) of Nicholas II during the February Revolution
Romanov in American English1
(ˈroʊməˌnɔf; ˈroʊ mɑnɔf)
noun
name of the ruling family of Russia (1613-1917)
: also sp. ˈRomaˌnoff
Romanov in American English2
(ˈroʊməˌnɔf; roʊˈmɑnɔf)
Miˈkhaˈilˈ Feodorovich (mixɑˈilˈfjɔdɔʀɔvɪtʃ) 1598-1645; 1st Romanov czar & founder of the dynasty