Caesar
Ga·ius [gey-uhs] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (or Ca·ius) [key-uhs] /ˈkeɪ əs/ Julius, c100–44 b.c., Roman general, statesman, and historian.
Sidney, "Sid", 1922–2014, U.S. comedian.
a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian, and later of the heirs presumptive.
any emperor.
a tyrant or dictator.
any temporal ruler, in contrast with God; the civil authority. Matthew 22:21.
a male given name: from a Roman family name.
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How to use Caesar in a sentence
For in the three years since she departed Caesars Palace, Vegas collapsed.
“Our very best customers are planning trips to see Celine,” says Caesars President Gary Selesner.
She blogged her two arrests (at Bellagio and at Caesars), both in police stings.
Well, this Showgirl has been “going on” for about a year in the great city of Las Vegas at Caesars Palace.
Now you see, Wes, the late Caesars were pretty good consumers of everything but petroleum, we having that edge on them.
The Great Potlatch Riots | Allen Kim Lang
About the time of the last Caesars it fell into the hands of the Tartars, who gave place to the Mongols after 1215.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up | Clarence PoeFrom the seat of the Caesars, its conquest an argument, He means you to bring men together in His name.
The Prince of India, Volume I | Lew. WallaceOn the contrary, she always recognized his authority, in an imaginative manner, as representing that of the Caesars.
Val d'Arno | John RuskinSuch were the results of the union of the last of the Caesars with the first of the Tzars.
The Rise of the Russian Empire | Hector H. Munro
British Dictionary definitions for Caesar
/ (ˈsiːzə) /
Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc, Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus
any Roman emperor
(sometimes not capital) any emperor, autocrat, dictator, or other powerful ruler
a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian
(in the Roman Empire)
a title borne by the imperial heir from the reign of Hadrian
the heir, deputy, and subordinate ruler to either of the two emperors under Diocletian's system of government
short for Caesar salad
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Cultural definitions for Caesar
The family name of Julius Caesar and of the next eleven rulers of Rome, who were emperors.
Notes for Caesar
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