Germany and Austria
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
It was Diocletian who (about 284) ordained that Cessar should be the
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Germany and Austria” mean?
It was Diocletian who (about 284) ordained that Cessar should be the
Is “Germany and Austria” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.