Main Entry: Cae·sar

Pronunciation: \ˈsē-zər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Gaius Julius Caesar

Date: circa 1548

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

— Cae·sar·e·an or Cae·sar·i·an \si-ˈzer-ē-ən\ adjective