empire

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See also: Empire and empiré

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English empire, from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”).

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empire (plural empires)

  1. A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
  2. A political unit that controls at least one kingdom under its vassalage.
  3. A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
  4. A state ruled by an emperor.
    The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived client state of Japan governing Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945.
  5. An expansive and wealthy corporation.
    the McDonald's fast food empire

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Adjective[edit]

empire (not comparable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Empire.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French, from Latin imperium.

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empire m (plural empires)

  1. empire
  2. influence, authority

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Verb[edit]

empire

  1. first-person singular present indicative of empirer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of empirer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of empirer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of empirer
  5. second-person singular imperative of empirer

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Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *implīre, present active infinitive of *impliō, from Latin impleō.

Verb[edit]

empire

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to fill, to overflow

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of empire
infinitive empire
auxiliary verb avere gerund empiendo
present participle empiendo past participle empito
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present empio empi empie empiamo empite empiono
imperfect empivo empivi empiva empivamo empivate empivano
past historic empii, empiei empisti, empiesti empì, empié empimmo, empiemmo empiste, empieste empirono, empierono
future empirò empirai empirà empiremo empirete empiranno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present empirei empiresti empirebbe empiremmo empireste empirebbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present empia empia empia empiamo empiate empiano
imperfect empissi empissi empisse empissimo empiste empissero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
empi, non empire empia empiamo empite empiano

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Middle English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of emperie.

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  • IPA(key): /ɛmˈpiːr(ə)/, /ɛmˈpɛːr(ə)/, /ˈɛmpiːr(ə)/, /am-/

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empire

  1. Emperorship; the office, power or title of emperor.
  2. An empire; the domain of an emperor or empress.
  3. (rare) Total power or influence, especially when wielded by gods.
    • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Apocalips 1:5-6”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
      (of Jheſu Criſt,) / that is a feithful witneſſe, the firſte bigetun of deed men, and prince of kingis of the erthe; which louyde vs, and waiſchide vs fro oure ſynnes in his blood / and made vs a kyngdom, and preeſtis to God and to his fader; to hym be glorie and empire in to worldis of worldis.
      (of Jesus Christ,) / who is a reliable witness, the firstborn of dead people, and prince of the earth's rulers. To him who loved us, cleansed us from our sins with his blood, / and made us a kingdom / and priests of God/his father; to him are glory and power for many ages.
  4. (rare) A region of control; a field or zone.
  5. (rare, Christianity) God's kingdom in the heavens.

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ẽmˈpi.rə/, (late) /ãmˈpi.rə/

Noun[edit]

empire m (oblique plural empires, nominative singular empires, nominative plural empire)

  1. empire

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