kaiserism

American  

[kahy-zuh-riz-uhm] / ˈkaɪ zəˌrɪz əm /

noun

1. autocratic rule, like that of a German kaiser.

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Etymology

Origin of kaiserism

First recorded in 1910–15; kaiser + -ism

Example Sentences

The doom of kaiserism was written large on that Lincoln Highway in that army of resolute, slow-moving army trucks.

From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John

The German, emancipated from feudalism and kaiserism, is a pretty good citizen.

From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe by Various

It was a worse condition than kaiserism itself had ever set up.

From The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons by Foster, William Z.