Emperor - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈempərər|  American pronunciation of the word emperor
Brit.  |ˈemp(ə)rə|  British pronunciation of the word emperor

noun

- the male ruler of an empire
- red table grape of California
- large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
- large richly colored butterfly

Extra examples

After the emperor died, power passed to his eldest son.

He took command of the government and proclaimed himself emperor.

The people deified the emperor.

The emperor used people as his playthings.

...courtiers and generals who incurred the emperor's disfavor were soon relegated to the farther reaches of the empire...

The emperor's armies subjugated the surrounding lands.

All the servants had to kowtow to the emperor when he entered the room.

The summer palace of the Emperor has been unceremoniously looted.

The emperor ordained that all foreigners be expelled.

The Emperor issued the decree repealing martial law.

The emperor issued an edict forbidding anyone to leave the city.

Some of the northern cities allied themselves with the emperor.

The emperor was in residence at his summer palace.

She still had access to the Emperor whenever she desired. (F. Farrar)

I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe

Word forms

noun
singular: emperor
plural: emperors
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