Caesar

noun

Cae·​sar ˈsē-zər How to pronounce Caesar (audio)
1
: any of the Roman emperors succeeding Augustus Caesar
—used as a title
2
a
often not capitalized : a powerful ruler:
(1)
: emperor
(2)
: autocrat, dictator
b
[from the reference in Matthew 22:21] : the civil power : a temporal ruler

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Examples of Caesar in a Sentence

like many another third-world caesar, he cared little for the destitute class into which he himself had been born

Word History

Etymology

Gaius Julius Caesar

First Known Use

circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Caesar was circa 1548

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“Caesar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Caesar. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.

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Caesar

noun
Cae·​sar ˈsē-zər How to pronounce Caesar (audio)
: any of the Roman emperors after Caesar Augustus
Etymology

from Latin Caesar (title of a line of emperors after Caesar Augustus, adopted son of Julius Caesar) see Word History at emperor

Biographical Definition

Caesar

biographical name

Cae·​sar ˈsē-zər How to pronounce Caesar (audio)
(Gaius) Julius 100–44 b.c. Roman general, statesman, and writer

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