English Explanatory Dictionary

Caesar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient Roman family name, notably that of Julius Caesar.
  2. The government; society; earthly powers.
noun
  1. A title of Roman emperors.
  2. An absolute ruler; an autocrat.
  3. Abbreviation of Caesar salad.
  4. A Caesar cocktail.
  5. Clipping of Caesarean section.
noun
  1. An emperor of Ancient Rome.
  2. Any emperor, ruler, or dictator.
  3. Alternative form of Caesar.
  4. Any agaric mushroom of the genus Amanita, section Amanita sect. Caesareae.

Pronunciation

/ˈsiːzə/ /ˈkaɪ.zə/ /ˈkaɪ.sɑː/ /ˈsizəɹ/ /ˈkaɪ.zəɹ/ /ˈkaɪ.sɑɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Caesar.wav /ˈsizɚ/

Word forms

Caesar Caesars Caesares Cæsar Cesar

Etymology

From Latin Caesar. Displaced Old English cāsere, which would have yielded *caser, *coser, and Middle English keiser, kaiser, from Old Norse and continental Germanic languages. All ultimately from the same Latin root. (See also Kaiser and tsar.)

Related words

czar tsar tzar kaiser caesar Ceasar Casar Cesar Cæsar Cesare Caesarean

Derived words

Bloody Caesar Caesar cipher Caesar cut caesarean cesarean caesarian cesarian caesarean section cesarean section cesarian section Caesarism Caesar salad Caesar substitution Caesar's wife Caesar's wife should be above suspicion Julius Caesar cipher render unto Caesar Caesarize Caesarship caesaropapism
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