SINCE 1828
Holy Roman Empire
nounDefinition of Holy Roman Empire
(Entry 1 of 2)
: an empire consisting primarily of a loose confederation of German and Italian territories under the suzerainty of an emperor and existing from the 9th or 10th century to 1806
Holy Roman Empire
geographical nameDefinition of Holy Roman Empire (Entry 2 of 2)
realm of varying extent in central Europe in the medieval and modern periods that had what is now Germany as its chief component
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