EMPEROR


Meaning of EMPEROR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈem-pər-ər, -prər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French emperur, from Latin imperator, literally, commander, from imperare to command, from in- + parare to prepare, order — more at pare

Date: 13th century

: the sovereign or supreme male monarch of an empire

• em·per·or·ship -ˌship noun

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