What does Emperor mean?
Definitions for Emperor
ˈɛm pər ərEm·per·or
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Emperor.
Princeton's WordNet
emperor(noun)
the male ruler of an empire
emperor(noun)
red table grape of California
emperor, emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia(noun)
large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
emperor butterfly, emperor(noun)
large richly colored butterfly
Wiktionary
emperor(Noun)
The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
Etymology: From empereor (Modern French empereur), from imperator, from imperare.
emperor(Noun)
(medieval political theory) Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
The Investiture Controversy was a conflict between the Emperor and the Pope.
Etymology: From empereor (Modern French empereur), from imperator, from imperare.
emperor(Noun)
A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
Etymology: From empereor (Modern French empereur), from imperator, from imperare.
Webster Dictionary
Emperor(noun)
the sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia
Etymology: [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative, Empress.]
Freebase
Emperor
An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife, mother, or a woman who rules in her own right. Emperors are generally recognized to be of a higher honor and rank than kings. Currently, the Emperor of Japan is the only reigning monarch with the title.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Emperor
em′pėr-or, n. the head of the Roman Empire: the highest title of sovereignty:—fem. Em′press.—ns. Em′peror-moth, except the Death's-head, the largest British moth, its expanse of wings being about three inches; Em′perorship; Em′pery, empire, power. [O. Fr. emperere—L. imperator (fem. imperatrix)—imperāre, to command.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
emperor
(Imperator). Among the ancient Romans, signified the general of an army, who, for some extraordinary success, had been complimented with this appellation. Subsequently it came to denominate an absolute monarch or supreme commander of an empire. In Europe, the first who bore the title was Charlemagne.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Emperor' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4171
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Emperor' in Nouns Frequency: #1633
Anagrams for Emperor »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Emperor in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Emperor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Emperor in a Sentence
I think the previous emperor and empress could have spoken in English too, but these two do it so innately - it's a real tribute to all their time abroad.
I personally think a female imperial member should be allowed (to remain in the family), i guess the male line of succession would be kept through the crown prince and his brother, but I think there should be no problem that there could be a female emperor someday.
Carter This is the United States of James Carter here. I'm the president, I'm the emperor, I'm the king. I'm Michael Jackson, you Tito
The fear of the violent and the lawless is no less a tyranny than the edicts that come from the Emperor’s throne.
The Emperor has contributed more than all of Japan's prime ministers combined in advancing reconciliation, these efforts to restore dignity to Japan's victims has also helped the nation regain a dignity that remains imperiled by revisionists.
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- قيصر, إمبراطورArabic
- император, царBulgarian
- সম্রাটBengali
- impalaerBreton
- emperadorCatalan, Valencian
- císařCzech
- ymerawdwrWelsh
- kejser, KeiserenDanish
- Imperator, KaiserGerman
- αυτοκράτοραςGreek
- imperiestroEsperanto
- emperadorSpanish
- imperaator, keiserEstonian
- امپراطورPersian
- keisariFinnish
- empereurFrench
- impireIrish
- ìmpireScottish Gaelic
- emperadorGalician
- ard-reeManx
- קיסרHebrew
- cár, császárHungarian
- կայսրArmenian
- imperatorInterlingua
- kaisarIndonesian
- cezaroIdo
- keisariIcelandic
- imperatoreItalian
- קֵיסָרHebrew
- 帝王, 天皇, 皇帝Japanese
- იმპერატორიGeorgian
- អធិរាជ, ព្រះចៅអធិរាជ, រាជាធិរាជKhmer
- 황제, 천황Korean
- qeyser, emperatorKurdish
- imperatorLatin
- KeeserLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- imperatoriusLithuanian
- ķeizars, imperatorsLatvian
- emeparaMāori
- император, царMacedonian
- സാമ്രാട്ട്Malayalam
- эзэн хаанMongolian
- सम्राटMarathi
- khakan, maharaja, kaisarMalay
- keizerDutch
- keiserNorwegian
- emperadorOccitan
- ਸਮਰਾਟPanjabi, Punjabi
- cesarz, imperatorPolish
- imperadorPortuguese
- qhapaqQuechua
- imperataur, imperatour, caiser, imperaturRomansh
- împăratRomanian
- царь, императорRussian
- император, car, цар, imperatorSerbo-Croatian
- cár, cisárSlovak
- cêsarSlovene
- kejsareSwedish
- kaisariSwahili
- பேரரசர்Tamil
- จักรพรรดิThai
- imparatorTurkish
- شہنشاہ۔Urdu
- hoàng đế, thiên hoàngVietnamese
- impreurWalloon
- 皇帝Chinese
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