emperour
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]emperour (plural emperours)
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old French empereor, from Latin imperātorem.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɛmpəˈruːr/, /ˈɛmpərur/, /ˈɛmpərər/, /au̯m-/
- IPA(key): /ɛmpəˈreːr(ə)/[1] (uncommon, from the Old French nominative emperere)
Noun
[edit]emperour (plural emperours)
- An emperor (male ruler of an empire).[2]
- Synonym: kayser
- A supreme ruler; an individual with total control.
- (rare) Any leader or director.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Putter, Ad; Judith, Jefferson; Stokes, Myra (2007), “1. The Line Ending in Alliterative Verse.”, in Studies in the Metre of Alliterative Verse (Medium Ævum Monographs: New Series; 26)[1], Oxford: The Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 70.
- ^ “emperǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 March 2019.
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- enm:Heads of state
- enm:Monarchy
- enm:Nobility
- enm:Male people