empire

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English

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Etymology

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”). Doublet of empery and imperium.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: em‧pire

Noun

empire (plural empires)

  1. A political unit, typically having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations (especially one comprising one or more kingdoms) and ruled by a single supreme authority.
    the Russian empire
  2. A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
    The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived client state of Japan governing Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945.
  3. A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
  4. An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
    the McDonald's fast food empire
    • 2002, Evelyn L. Damore, The Rattle and Hiss of the Tin Gods, iUniverse (→ISBN), page 111:
      “Revenues for Jackson's non-profit empire sky-rocketed from $4 million in 1997, to more than $14 million just two years later.”
    • 2009, Martin Short, The Rise of the Mafia, Kings Road Publishing (→ISBN)
      The Mafia never forgave Castro but Lansky had already laid the foundations of a mob gambling empire all over the Caribbean […]
  5. (Absolute) control, dominion, sway.
    • 1881, François Guizot, The History of Civilization from the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution..., page 122:
      The brutality, the unthinking, the unreflecting character of the barbarians were so great, that the new faith, the new feelings with which they had been inspired, exercised but a very slight empire over them.
    • 2010, Stefania Tutino, Empire of Souls: Robert Bellarmine and the Christian Commonwealth, Oxford University Press (→ISBN), page 270:
      […] could gain some political strength for the pope, but in so doing the pope would lose the uniqueness and supremacy of his empire over souls: […]

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Further reading

Adjective

empire (not comparable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Empire.

Anagrams

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈempire/, [ˈe̞mpire̞]
  • Rhymes: -empire
  • Syllabification(key): em‧pi‧re

Noun

empire

  1. (architecture) Empire style

Declension

Inflection of empire (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative empire empiret
genitive empiren empirejen
partitive empireä empirejä
illative empireen empireihin
singular plural
nominative empire empiret
accusative nom. empire empiret
gen. empiren
genitive empiren empirejen
empireinrare
partitive empireä empirejä
inessive empiressä empireissä
elative empirestä empireistä
illative empireen empireihin
adessive empirellä empireillä
ablative empireltä empireiltä
allative empirelle empireille
essive empirenä empireinä
translative empireksi empireiksi
abessive empirettä empireittä
instructive — empirein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of empire (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative empireni empireni
accusative nom. empireni empireni
gen. empireni
genitive empireni empirejeni
empireinirare
partitive empireäni empirejäni
inessive empiressäni empireissäni
elative empirestäni empireistäni
illative empireeni empireihini
adessive empirelläni empireilläni
ablative empireltäni empireiltäni
allative empirelleni empireilleni
essive empirenäni empireinäni
translative empirekseni empireikseni
abessive empirettäni empireittäni
instructive — —
comitative — empireineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative empiresi empiresi
accusative nom. empiresi empiresi
gen. empiresi
genitive empiresi empirejesi
empireisirare
partitive empireäsi empirejäsi
inessive empiressäsi empireissäsi
elative empirestäsi empireistäsi
illative empireesi empireihisi
adessive empirelläsi empireilläsi
ablative empireltäsi empireiltäsi
allative empirellesi empireillesi
essive empirenäsi empireinäsi
translative empireksesi empireiksesi
abessive empirettäsi empireittäsi
instructive — —
comitative — empireinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative empiremme empiremme
accusative nom. empiremme empiremme
gen. empiremme
genitive empiremme empirejemme
empireimmerare
partitive empireämme empirejämme
inessive empiressämme empireissämme
elative empirestämme empireistämme
illative empireemme empireihimme
adessive empirellämme empireillämme
ablative empireltämme empireiltämme
allative empirellemme empireillemme
essive empirenämme empireinämme
translative empireksemme empireiksemme
abessive empirettämme empireittämme
instructive — —
comitative — empireinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative empirenne empirenne
accusative nom. empirenne empirenne
gen. empirenne
genitive empirenne empirejenne
empireinnerare
partitive empireänne empirejänne
inessive empiressänne empireissänne
elative empirestänne empireistänne
illative empireenne empireihinne
adessive empirellänne empireillänne
ablative empireltänne empireiltänne
allative empirellenne empireillenne
essive empirenänne empireinänne
translative empireksenne empireiksenne
abessive empirettänne empireittänne
instructive — —
comitative — empireinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative empirensä empirensä
accusative nom. empirensä empirensä
gen. empirensä
genitive empirensä empirejensä
empireinsärare
partitive empireään
empireänsä 		empirejään
empirejänsä
inessive empiressään
empiressänsä 		empireissään
empireissänsä
elative empirestään
empirestänsä 		empireistään
empireistänsä
illative empireensä empireihinsä
adessive empirellään
empirellänsä 		empireillään
empireillänsä
ablative empireltään
empireltänsä 		empireiltään
empireiltänsä
allative empirelleen
empirellensä 		empireilleen
empireillensä
essive empirenään
empirenänsä 		empireinään
empireinänsä
translative empirekseen
empireksensä 		empireikseen
empireiksensä
abessive empirettään
empirettänsä 		empireittään
empireittänsä
instructive — —
comitative — empireineen
empireinensä

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin imperium.

Pronunciation

Noun

empire m (plural empires)

  1. empire
  2. influence, authority

Related terms

Descendants

  • Russian: ампи́р (ampír)

Verb

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

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Verb

empire

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

Conjugation

Template:it-conj-ire

Synonyms

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Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Descendants

References

Old French

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /emˈpi.rə/, (late) /amˈpi.rə/

Noun

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

  1. empire

Descendants

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