Kai·ser (k  z r)n. 1. Any of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire (962-1806), of Austria (1806-1918), or of Germany (1871-1918). 2. Used as the title for such a man. [German, from Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Latin Caesar; see caesar.] |
Kaiser [ˈkaɪzə]
n (sometimes not capital) History
1. (Historical Terms) any German emperor, esp Wilhelm II (1888-1918)
2. (Historical Terms) Obsolete any Austro-Hungarian emperor
[from German, ultimately from Latin Caesar emperor, from the cognomen of Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 bc), Roman general, statesman, and historian]
kaiserdom , kaiserism n
Kaiser2
n
(Biographies / Kaiser, Georg (1878-1945) M, German, THEATRE: dramatist) Georg (ˈgeːɔrk). 1878-1945, German expressionist dramatist
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| Noun | 1. |  Kaiser - the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918emperor - the male ruler of an empire |
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