emperor

noun

Definition of emperornext
as in king
a man who rules an empire Roman emperors

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Recent Examples of emperor And Paul has a new adversary in Robert Pattinson’s Scytale, a shapeshifter who wants to dethrone the emperor. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026 The most notable finds were a group of gold coins dated to the reign of Roman emperor Constantius II, who ruled between 337 and 361, and a collection of about 200 ostraca—pottery fragments used as writing surfaces—inscribed in Coptic and Greek. — Anne Doran For Artnews, Robb Report, 7 July 2026 The most notable finds were a group of gold coins dated to the reign of Roman emperor Constantius II, who ruled between 337 and 361, and a collection of about 200 ostraca—pottery fragments used as writing surfaces—inscribed in Coptic and Greek. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026 For the Bay Area’s uber-wealthy, backyards can become displays of success and power, such as Larry Ellison’s 23-acre Woodside property with private lake and tea house — his take on a 16th-century Japanese emperor’s palace. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for emperor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperor
  1. king
  2. lord
  3. sovereign
  4. potentate
Noun
  • The War In times of peace, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) had hosted parties in their palace for all — even beggars were welcome.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Jon Bernthal as Menelaus Menelaus is the king whose wife Helen sparked the Trojan War.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of king
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  • Much of this episode focused on Rhaenyra’s uncomfortable interactions with various lords and ladies in King’s Landing, from a hostile High Septon to Lord Corlys Velaryon to her new dragonriders.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • The invisible power of the unelected despots of data and tech lords must be diminished; if families cannot control the disaster of digital addiction, states will have to legislate for them.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of lord
Noun
  • The centuries-old ceremony sees the sovereign symbolically accept the keys to the city of Edinburgh and immediately return them for safekeeping.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • This has seen both sovereigns and corporates raising billions of dollars in conventional bonds and sukuk over recent months.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Definition of sovereign
Noun
  • With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of potentate

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