Kaiser
['kaɪzə] or ['kaɪzɚ]
Definition
(noun.) the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918.
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Definition
(n.) The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871.
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Definition
n. an emperor esp. of Germany and Austria.—n. Kai′sership.
Editor: Olivia
Examples
- The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, owned by the North German Lloyd Company, and built in 1897, is shown in Fig. 114, and for three years held the record as the fastest steamship afloat. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Kaiser denounced it again and again; its leaders were sent to prison or driven abroad. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They met the French President, the Kaiser, the King of England, and the King of Spain, and they were dined and publicly honored in all the great capitals. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The cranks of her propeller shafts, like those of the Kaiser Wilhelm and the Oceanic, are set according to the Schlick system, to reduce vibration. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In the old absolutisms the monarch was either God himself or the adopted agent of God; the Kaiser took God for his trusty henchman. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Deutschland’s engines are seen in Fig. 92, and in general appearance the ship resembles the Kaiser Wilhelm. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Kaiser was afflicted with a son and heir more Hohenzollern, more imperialistic, more Pan-Germanic than his father. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Kaiser and the Crown Prince bolted hastily, and without a scrap of dignity, into Holland. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Ursula could but think of the Kaiser's: 'Ich habe as nicht gewollt. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The Kaiser Wilhelm was followed by the Oceanic, in 1899, of the White Star Company, which is the largest ocean steamer ever built, exceeding the proportions of the Great Eastern. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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