n.
Pronunciation: im- ' pir- ē - ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin ― more at EMPIRE
Date: 1651
1 a : supreme power or absolute dominion : CONTROL b : EMPIRE 1 c : EMPIRE 2
2 : the right to command or to employ the force of the state : SOVEREIGNTY
n.
Pronunciation: im- ' pir- ē - ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin ― more at EMPIRE
Date: 1651
1 a : supreme power or absolute dominion : CONTROL b : EMPIRE 1 c : EMPIRE 2
2 : the right to command or to employ the force of the state : SOVEREIGNTY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012