empery

[ em-puh-ree ]

noun

, plural em·per·ies.

1. absolute dominion; sovereignty.

empery

/ ˈɛmpərɪ /

noun

1. archaic.
   dominion or power; empire

Word History and Origins

Origin of empery¹

1250–1300; Middle English emperie < Anglo-French < Latin imperium mastery, sovereignty, empire, equivalent to imper ( āre ) to rule ( emperor ) + -ium -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of empery¹

C13 (in the sense: the status of an emperor): from Anglo-French emperie, from Latin imperium power; see empire

Example Sentences

Romance survives, of course; but it has lost the undisputed empery of fiction 35 which it held in ancient and in medieval times.

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That was in the day of his lust for power and life, when her empery seemed equal in degree to his.

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They seemed to be saying, defiantly perhaps, that they could cry if they would, but they had other modes of empery.

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A lady So fair, and fastened to an empery, Would make the great'st king double.

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Romance survives, of course; but it has lost the undisputed empery of fiction which it held in ancient and in medieval times.

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