caesar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
    Julius Caesar; Gaius Julius Caesar.
  2. noun United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922)
    Sid Caesar; Sidney Caesar.

WordNet

Cæ"sar noun (Also<
  • Caesar
  • Cæsar
)
Etymology
L.
Definitions
  1. A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Cæsar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kaiser, Kesar.
    Malborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered and courted by Cæsar on one side and by Louis the Great on the other. Macaulay.

Webster 1913