Holy Roman Empire

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: 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

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Definition 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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