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kaiser definition

kai·ser (kī′zər)

noun

  1. emperor
  2. the title of:
    1. the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, 962-1806
    2. the rulers of Austria, 1804-1918
    3. the rulers of Germany, 1871-1918

Etymology: ME caiser, prob. via ON keisari, akin to OFris keisar, OHG keisar < Goth kaisar, ult. < L Caesar, family name of first Roman emperors; reinforced, esp. in senses 2b & c, by Ger kaiser

Kaiser definition

Kai·ser (kī′zər)

Kaiser, Henry J(ohn) 1882-1967; U.S. industrialist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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