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emperor
[ em-per-er ]
/ ËÉm pÉr Ér /
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noun
the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire: the emperors of Rome.
Chiefly British. a size of drawing or writing paper, 48 Ă 72 inches (122 Ă 183 centimeters).
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Origin of emperor
First recorded in 1175â1225; Middle English empero(u)r, (from Anglo-French; Old French empereor, from Latin imperÄtor, originally, âone who gives orders, ruler,â equivalent to imperÄ(re) âto order, commandâ (im- âinâ + -perÄre, combining form of parÄre âto provide, get readyâ ) + -tor noun suffix of agency; see im-1, prepare, -tor
OTHER WORDS FROM emperor
em·per·or·ship, nounpre·em·per·or, nounWords nearby emperor
empathize, empathy, Empedocles, empennage, emperipolesis, emperor, emperor butterfly, emperor moth, emperor penguin, empery, emphasis
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British Dictionary definitions for emperor
emperor
/ (ËÉmpÉrÉ) /
noun
a monarch who rules or reigns over an empire
Also called: emperor moth any of several large saturniid moths with eyelike markings on each wing, esp Saturnia pavonia of EuropeSee also giant peacock moth
See purple emperor
Derived forms of emperor
emperorship, nounWord Origin for emperor
C13: from Old French empereor, from Latin imperÄtor commander-in-chief, from imperÄre to command, from im- + parÄre to make ready
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