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emperor

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. emperor (noun)
  2. goatweed emperor (noun)
  3. king-emperor (noun)
  4. purple emperor (noun)

em·per·or

noun \ˈem-pər-ər, -prər\

Definition of EMPEROR

: the sovereign or supreme male monarch of an empire
— em·per·or·ship \-ˌship\ noun
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Origin of EMPEROR

Middle English, from Anglo-French emperur, from Latin imperator, literally, commander, from imperare to command, from in- + parare to prepare, order — more at pare
First Known Use: 13th century

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with EMPEROR

Klemperer, temperer

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