kaiser
NounUS[kahy-zer]/ˈkaɪzɚ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918Type of emperorExamples Wilhelm II, Kaiser Wilhelm
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Kai′ser noun
Origin: Gr., fr. L. Caesar. Cf. Kesar, and Czar.
The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54