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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 yvlog Forms
- p·ǰ· noun
- ·p·ǰ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of emperor1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of emperor1
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Example Sentences
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.
In times past visiting dignitaries would give emperors gifts and tributes.
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