empery

American

[em-puh-ree] / ˈɛm pə ri /

noun

absolute dominion; sovereignty.

empery British

/ ˈɛmpərɪ /

noun

archaic dominion or power; empire

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Inflected Forms

noun

emperies

plural

Etymology

Origin of empery

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

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