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Cæsar

Cæsar is the alternative spelling of Caesar.

Meaning of Caesar

Proper noun

Caesar (plural Caesars or Caesares)

  1. An ancient Roman family name, notably that of Julius Caesar.
    • The Caesars were an ancient and aristocratic family, which for eight generations had been prominent in the commonwealth.1891, William Rainey Harper, Herbert Cushing Tolman, Eight Books of Caesar’s Gallic War, New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Oh.; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company, page 2
  2. (figuratively) The government; society; earthly powers.
    • Render therefore vnto Ceſar, the things which are Ceſars: and vnto God, the things that are Gods.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 22:21

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Forms of Cæsar

pluralCæsars

Phrases with Cæsar

Questions about Cæsar

What is Cæsar the alternative spelling of?
Cæsar is the alternative spelling of Caesar.

Words near Cæsar in the dictionary

  1. cæremonys
  2. cærimonies
  3. cærimony
  4. cærimonys
  5. cærulean
  6. Cæsar
  7. Cæsar salad
  8. Cæsar salads
  9. Cæsarea
  10. cæsarean
  11. Cæsareans

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