n.
Pronunciation: ' s ē -z ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Gaius Julius Caesar
Date: circa 1548
1 : any of the Roman emperors succeeding Augustus Caesar ― used as a title
2 a often not capitalized : a powerful ruler: (1) : EMPEROR (2) : AUTOCRAT , DICTATOR b [from the reference in Mount 22:21] : the civil power : a temporal ruler
– Cae · sar · e · an or Cae · sar · i · an \ si- ' zer- ē - ə n \ adjective