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Caesares

Caesares is the plural 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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Origin of Caesares

From Latin Caesarēs.

Questions about Caesares

What is Caesares the plural of?
Caesares is the plural of Caesar.

Words near Caesares in the dictionary

  1. caesarean
  2. Caesarean section
  3. Caesarean sections
  4. Caesareanized
  5. caesareans
  6. Caesares
  7. caesarian
  8. Caesarians
  9. Caesarism
  10. Caesarisms
  11. Caesarist

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