kaiser
kai·ser
noun \ˈkī-zər\Definition of KAISER
: emperor; especially : the ruler of Germany from 1871 to 1918
— kai·ser·dom \-zər-dəm\ noun
— kai·ser·ism \-zə-ˌri-zəm\ noun
Origin of KAISER
Middle English, from Old Norse keisari; akin to Old High German keisur emperor; both from a prehistoric Germanic word borrowed from Latin Caesar, cognomen of the Emperor Augustus
First Known Use: 13th century
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