Caesar

English-Latin

Caesar. n. pr.

1. A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Caesar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler.
   • Caesar (-aris, masc.)

Latin-English

Caes|ar, -āris. (ˈtʃe.zar) masc.

1. ‘Hairy,’ a cognomen of the gens Julia; later an appellation of emperors and emperors-to-be.

[Most likely related to caesaries.]