emperie
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French emperie, from Latin imperium. Doublet of empire.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editemperie (plural emperies) (rare)
- Emperorship; the office or title of emperor.
- Power, legitimacy; the authorisation required to effect change.
- An empire; the domain of an emperor or empress.
Descendants
edit- English: empery (archaic)
References
edit- “emperīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-24.