Caesar
nounUK /ˈkaɪ.zə/ · US /ˈsizəɹ/
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.)
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A title of Roman emperors.
- Constantius Chlorus and Galerius became Caesares in 293; […]1889, The Classical Review, volume III, London: David Nutt, […], page 232:
- Owing to the victories gained in the wars from 295-297, the two Augusti, Diocletian and Maximian, and the two Caesares, Galerius and Constantius Chlorus, took the title of Carpicus Maximus, the last three receiving this title five times after the fighting from 302-303 (see Table 13).1976, The Archaeology and History of the Carpi from the Second to the Fourth Century AD, →ISBN, page 171:
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- For within the principia the highest, and focal, point of the whole ensemble is formed by the ‘temple of the standards’, on whose lintel a Latin inscription proudly proclaimed the completion of the work: ‘The Repairers of their world and Propagators of the human race, our Lords Diocletianus and Maximianus, the most unconquered Imperatores, and Constantius and Maximianus (i.e., Galerius), the most noble Caesares, have successfully founded the camp (castra), under the care of Sossianus Hierocles, vir perfectissimus, governor (praeses) of the province, devoted to their numen and maiestas’.1993, Fergus Millar, The Roman Near East, 31 BC – AD 337, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 182:
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An absolute ruler; an autocrat.
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Abbreviation Abbreviation of Caesar salad.
- A garlicky Caesar is a nice starter with whole Romaine leaves and crispy sourdough croutons, but most can’t resist the creamy, but very rich, signature lobster soup.2010, Cara Goldsbury, The Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World® Resort: How to Get the Most Out of the Best Disney Has to Offer, 3rd edition, Guilford, Conn.: GPP Travel, →ISBN, page 309:
- I tell her that I would love a Caesar, which happens to be my favorite salad.2012, Paul Sunshine Murphy, The Island Caper, 2nd edition, Mustang, Okla.: Tate Publishing & Enterprises, →ISBN, page 48:
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Canada A Caesar cocktail.
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Medicine, Sciences Abbreviation, Clipping, Colloquial Clipping of Caesarean section.
- Derived terms
- Caesarism, Caesarize, Caesarship