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emperor
[ em-per-er ]
noun
- the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire:
the emperors of Rome.
- Chiefly British. a size of drawing or writing paper, 48 × 72 inches (122 × 183 centimeters).
emperor
/ ˈɛəə /
noun
- a monarch who rules or reigns over an empire
- Also calledemperor moth any of several large saturniid moths with eyelike markings on each wing, esp Saturnia pavonia of Europe See also giant peacock moth
- See purple emperor
Derived Forms
- ˈǰˌ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- p·ǰ· noun
- ·p·ǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of emperor1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of emperor1
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Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.
Arias, a Nobel laureate, said he was informed of the decision weeks after he had publicly criticised Donald Trump, comparing the behaviour of the US president to that of a Roman emperor.
Legend has it that when the emperor's favorite concubine fell ill, a two-week diet of sugar-coated hawthorn berries ultimately healed her.
They yearn for the era of kings and emperors.
Not until 1867 would France achieve a colonial dream in North America, with the brief, catastrophic “reign” of France’s puppet emperor, the Habsburg prince Maximilian, in Mexico.
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