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kaiser

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Definition of kaiser

as in emperor

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Recent Examples of kaiser In the course of human events — at the courts of tsars, sultans, kaisers, shahs and the like — fealty has usually trumped expertise. — Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025 King, kaiser, czar, empire, democracy, European civilization, national honor—the reasons, in hindsight, make no sense. — George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025 Doorn’s most famous citizen at the time was Wilhelm II, the German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, who was living there in exile. — Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024 Starting at the turn of the previous century, Heilbrunn showcases the myriad ways in which influential conservatives, including many prominent Republicans, fawned over strongmen like the German kaiser and various Cold War-era juntas. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for kaiser

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The bathing station was discovered at the archaeological site of Vrelo-Šarkamen, a fourth-century residential complex that was occupied by the Roman emperor Maximinus Daza during his reign from 310 to 313 CE.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The law favors male heirs, but the emperor and empress have none to offer.

— Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of emperor

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The prince went on to develop a close relationship with Gailey, who began at Eton in 1981 and retired in 2021.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Amin also accompanied the crown prince on his visit to Washington last year, where the governments of the two countries announced a strategic AI partnership.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of prince

Noun

Prince Khālid ibn Barghash, Ḥamad’s cousin, moved himself into the palace and took the title of sultan while Ḥamad’s body was still warm.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
The Ottomans also made use of a kind of oath of allegiance, known as ahdname, which early on took the form of a privilege granted by the sultan to the other side.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sultan

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In the resort-view rooms, which start at an ample 535 square feet, the king bed is the focal point, topped with oversized white pillows and crisp white linens imprinted with monarch butterflies, a nod to the area’s colorful inhabitants.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
The king arbitrarily gives up his power and divides his kingdom among his children.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of king

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Modern Queen Farah Pahlavi served as the last empress of Iran and became known for her advocacy of education, culture, and the arts.

— Liz Regalia, Parents, 9 Sep. 2026
Chikankari is a delicate embroidery technique that goes back to the 17th century, when the Mughal empress Nur Jahan introduced it to India.

— Divia Thani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of empress

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Also in 2019 Depp acted alongside Timothée Chalamet in The King, playing the French princess Catherine of Valois opposite Chalamet’s Henry V.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Plus, the contrasting sweatsuit-meets-princess-tulle energy of the dress and headband felt representative of the city’s eclectic style that Osaka loves.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of princess

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It was created for Egypt’s royal family and worn by Queen Nazli in 1939 at the wedding of her daughter, Princess Fawzia, to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, then crown prince of Iran and later the country’s last shah.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Ayatollah Khomeini portrayed the shah as the tyrannical Yazid and himself as a Husayn-like figure returning from exile to save the Iranian people from injustice.

— Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Definition of shah

Noun

In July, Tom Homan, the White House border czar, said ICE would investigate apparent shortcomings in the vetting of an officer who shot and killed a 25-year-old motorist in Maine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Countless speakers left the Pale of Settlement – the territory in Eastern Europe where Jews had been granted permission to live under an edict of the Russian czars.

— Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

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