n. a division of mammals, in some classifications considered a separate family.
n. a genus comprising the cacomistles. See bassarisk.
n. A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal (Bassariscus astutus) of Mexico and southwestern U. S. having a long bushy tail with black and white rings.
n. [ Cf. F. Césarisme. ] A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Cæsar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon III., as an expression of the claims and political views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his court. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Cæsarism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A writer of glosses or of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast. Tyrwhitt. [ 1913 Webster ]