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Caesar1 definition

Cae·sar (sē′zər)

noun

  1. the title of the emperor of Rome from Augustus to Hadrian, or of the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
  2. any of the Roman emperors
  3. any emperor or dictator

Etymology: after (Gaius) Julius Caesar

Caesar2 definition

Cae·sar (sē′zər)

Caesar, (Gaius) Julius 100?-44 ; Rom. general & statesman; dictator (49-44) of the Roman Empire

Etymology: L Caesar, said to be < caesus, pp. of caedere, to cut down (see -cide), but prob. of Etr orig.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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