emperie
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French emperie, from Latin imperium. Doublet of empire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛmˈpɛriː(ə)/, /ˈɛmpəriː(ə)/, /im-/, /am-/, /au̯m-/
Noun
emperie (plural emperies) (rare)
- Emperorship; the office or title of emperor.
- Power, legitimacy; the authorisation required to effect change.
- An empire; the domain of an emperor or empress.
Descendants
- English: empery (archaic)
References
- “emperīe, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-24.
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