Pronunciation: ' em-p( ə -)r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural em · per · ies
Etymology: Middle English emperie, from Anglo-French ― more at EMPIRE
Date: 1533
: wide dominion : EMPIRE
Pronunciation: ' em-p( ə -)r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural em · per · ies
Etymology: Middle English emperie, from Anglo-French ― more at EMPIRE
Date: 1533
: wide dominion : EMPIRE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012