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 title2 aoften 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