emperour

English

Noun

emperour (plural emperours)

1. Obsolete spelling of emperor.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• aumperour, emparur, emperere, empereur, emperoure, emperowre, emprowre, imparur

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French empereor, ampereor, empereür, from Latin imperātor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛmpəˈruːr/, /ˈɛmpərur/, /ˈɛmpərər/, /au̯m-/

Noun

emperour (plural emperours)

1. An emperor (male ruler of an empire).

   Synonym: kayser

2. A supreme ruler; an individual with total control.
3. (rare) A leader or head.

Descendants

• English: emperor
• Scots: emperor

References

• “emperǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-24.