EMPEROR


Meaning of EMPEROR in English

■ noun

1》 the ruler of an empire.

2》 in names of certain large, strikingly marked butterflies, e.g. purple ~ .

Derivatives

~ship noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. emperere , from L. imperator 'military commander', from imperare 'to command'.

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