Kaiser

Definitions

1. An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II.
2. A surname.
3. Any emperor or autocrat, or one who attempts to be one.
   broadly
4. A Kaiser roll: a round, pinwheel-shaped roll.

Equivalents

Examples

“And Black Ivo is a veritable Kaiser.”

“[…] that President Poincare, the first servant of France, is still Louis XIV, the former War-Lord, the Kaiser of France […]”

“Senator Sherman vigorously assailed the Shantung agreement, declaring that it would make⟳ the Mikado a veritable Kaiser of the Far East and alienate the sympathies of the 400,000,000 Chinese – from the people of the United States.”

“[…] which, from the banking point⟳ of view⟳, the National City Bank is a veritable kaiser.”

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