emperie
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French emperie, from Latin imperium. Doublet of empire.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
emperie (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.