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emperor

noun

Definition of emperor

as in king

a man who rules an empire Roman emperors

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Recent Examples of emperor According to the Reza website, the brand actually dates back to the mid-1700s when the emperor of Persia selected the ancestors of the Reza family as custodians of the royal treasury eventually to serve as royal jewelers of Persia. — David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 In this summery dish, the emperor’s rice is combined with quinoa to lighten things up, then tossed in a hot skillet with sweet cherry tomatoes, tender chard and shallots. — Laura McLively, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 The law favors male heirs, but the emperor and empress have none to offer. — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026 No wait, that's someone else, but the parallels between Annese and Indiana head coach and God-emperor of college football, Curt Cignetti, are striking. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emperor

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Rooms There are eight rooms at The Amelia, with a mix of king and queen beds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
There aren’t many places in London where a king once climbed upstairs to gaze at the stars.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of king

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Yes, those of us who are both excited and nervous about the promise of AI welcome the prospect of kings and clerics and populist politicians alike standing up to the tech lords — who, frankly, could use some perspectives other than their own.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
In a feudal era when the king simultaneously led church and state and the common people were known as ‘serfs’ and were effectively owned by their local lords, rebellion was unheard of.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

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The couple will remain non-working royals and will not be carrying out any official royal engagements on behalf of the sovereign, the document said.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
The former sovereign, 86, who abdicated the throne in 2024, was instead represented by her son and successor, King Frederik, his wife, Queen Mary, his son and heir, Crown Prince Christian, and Queen Margrethe’s younger sister, Princess Benedikte.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sovereign

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The main drama involves a rural teen-age tee girl who recognizes the resort’s president as the potentate who evicted her family from their land.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
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

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