English Explanatory Dictionary

Caesar's wife

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A public figure whose character should be free from even the suspicion of impropriety.

Word forms

Caesar's wife Caesar's wives

Etymology

From the proverb “Caesar's wife must be above suspicion”.

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