n.
Pronunciation: ' k ī -z ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse keisari; akin to Old High German keisur emperor; both from a prehistoric Germanic word borrowed from Latin Caesar, cognomen of the Emperor Augustus
Date: 13th century
: EMPEROR especially : the ruler of Germany from 1871 to 1918
– kai · ser · dom \ -z ə r-d ə m \ noun
– kai · ser · ism \ -z ə - ˌ ri-z ə m \ noun