kaiser

See also Kaiser

English

Etymology

Originated 1150–1200 from German and Middle High German kaiser, from Old High German keisar, from Latin Caesar (emperor).

Noun

kaiser (plural kaisers)

1. An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962-1806), the Austrian Empire (1806-1918), and the German Empire (1871-1918).
2. a person who exercises or tries to exercise absolute authority; autocrat.

Related terms

• kaiserdom

Translations

emperor of a German-speaking country

• Spanish: káiser m

References

• “kaiser” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “kaiser” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "kaiser" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.