empereor

Old French

Alternative forms

• empereür, ampereor

Etymology

From Latin imperātor, imperātōrem, from imperō, imperāre (“command, give orders to; rule, govern”).

Pronunciation

• (archaic) IPA^(key): /ˌempəɾəˈoːɾ/
• (classical) IPA^(key): /ˌampəɾəˈoːɾ/

Noun

empereor oblique singular, m (oblique plural empereors, nominative singular emperere, nominative plural empereor)

1. emperor (ruler; leader)

Descendants

• Middle French: empereur
  • French: empereur
• Norman: empéreu (Jersey)
• → Middle English: emperour, aumperour, emparur, emperere, empereur, emperoure, emperowre, emprowre, imparur
  • English: emperor
  • Scots: emperor