English

Alternative forms

• (archaic) Cæsar

Proper noun

Caesar

1. An ancient Roman family name, notably that of Gaius Iulius Caesar.
2. (figuratively) The government; society; earthly powers.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), Matthew 22:21::

     Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God's.

   • 1861, David Page, The past and present life of the globe, page 9:

     let it be clearly understood that we are dealing with Life solely in its geological aspects. We appeal unto Caesar; let us be judged by Caesar's laws.

   • 1957, Awake, volume 38, number 14, page 6:

     Caesar may discriminate unjustly against certain races. Christians are not to take issue with Caesar's laws on such matters and flout them, but should submit.

   • 2003, Carol Kammen, On Doing Local History, page 76:

     It is the story of churches that split apart over this issue and of ministers finding ways to justify the return of slaves because they were under the aegis of the laws of Caesar, not the laws of God.

   • 2012, Christopher Buckley, God Is My Broker:

     But I know that Caesar's laws have been broken, and someone has to pay. I'm your man. These are good monks. If they committed any crime, it was to believe in me.

Derived terms

Related terms

• czar, tsar, tzar
• kaiser
• caesar
• Ceasar, Casar, Cesar, Cæsar

Translations

Noun

Caesar ‎(plural Caesars)

1. A title of Roman emperors.
2. Abbreviation of Caesar salad.
3. (Canada) Abbreviation of Bloody Caesar.; A cocktail made from clamato (clam-tomato juice) and vodka, often garnished with celery.

Translations

Anagrams

• arecas

Czech

Proper noun

Caesar m

1. Caesar (ancient Roman family name)

Latin

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to caesariēs ‎(“hair”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkae̯.sar/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.sar/, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.sar]

Proper noun

Caesar m ‎(genitive Caesaris); third declension

1. a Roman cognomen of the gens Iulia, notably that of Gaius Iulius Caesar.

Declension

Third declension.

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Καῖσαρ ‎(Kaîsar)
  • Greek: Καίσαρ ‎(Kaísar), Καίσαρας ‎(Kaísaras)
  • Georgian: კეისარი ‎(ḳeisari)
  • Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 ‎(kaisar)
    • Proto-Slavic: *cěsarjь (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Armenian: կայսր ‎(kaysr), կեսար ‎(kesar)
  • Russian: ке́сарь ‎(késarʹ)
• Arabic: قَيْصَر ‎(qayṣar), قَيَاصِرَة pl ‎(qayāṣira)
  • Persian: قیصز ‎(qeysar), قیاصره pl ‎(qayâsere)
    • Ottoman Turkish: فیصر ‎(kayser), قیاصره pl ‎(kayâsıra)
    • Hindustani:

      Urdu: قیصر ‎(qaisar)

• Aramaic:

  Hebrew: קיסר ‎(qaysar, qēsar)

  Syriac: ܩܝܣܪ ‎(qaysar, qēsar)

• Middle Persian: 𐭪𐭩𐭮𐭫𐭩 ‎(kēsar)
• Old High German: keisur, keisar
  • Middle High German: keiser
    • German: Kaiser
    • Old Norse: keisari m
• Old Portuguese: Cesar
  • Galician: César
  • Portuguese: César
• Parthian: 𐭊𐭉𐭎𐭓 ‎(kēsar)
• Russian: Це́зарь ‎(Cézarʹ), царь ‎(carʹ)
• Sogdian: kysr / ܩܝܣܪ ‎(kēsar)

References

• Caesar in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Caesar”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Caesar in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

English

Noun

caesar ‎(plural caesars)

1. emperor, ruler, dictator