Julius Caesar cipher

noun

Ju·​lius Cae·​sar cipher

¦jülyə(s)¦sēzə(r)-

: a substitution cipher replacing each plaintext letter by one that stands later in the alphabet

Word History

Etymology

after Gaius Julius Caesar †44 b.c. Roman general and statesman

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