Definitions for kaiserˈkaɪ zər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kai•serˈkaɪ zər(n.)
a German emperor: the title used from 1871 to 1918.
Category: Western History
an Austrian emperor.
Category: Western History
a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
Category: Western History
Origin of kaiser:
1800–10; < G, OHG keisar蠐 L Caesar emperor, lit., Caesar
Kai•serˈkaɪ zər(n.)
Henry J(ohn), 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Kaiser(noun)
the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918
Wiktionary
kaiser(Noun)
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).
kaiser(Noun)
a person who exercises or tries to exercise absolute authority; autocrat.
Kaiser(ProperNoun)
the German Emperor, often specifically Wilhelm II
Origin: Originated 1150–1200 from German and Middle High German kaiser, from Old High German keisar, from Latin Caesar (emperor).
Webster Dictionary
Kaiser(noun)
the ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Kaiser
the name, derived from the Latin Cæsar, given to the emperor of the old German Empire or Reich, and resumed by the modern Emperor, William I., and his successors.
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