emperour

English edit

Noun edit

emperour (plural emperours)

Obsolete spelling of emperor

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

aumperour, emparur, emperere, empereur, emperoure, emperowre, emprowre, imparur

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old French empereor, ampereor, empereür, from Latin imperātor.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɛmpəˈruːr/, /ˈɛmpərur/, /ˈɛmpərər/, /au̯m-/

Noun edit

emperour (plural emperours)

An emperor (male ruler of an empire).
Synonym: kayser
A supreme ruler; an individual with total control.
(rare) A leader or head.

Descendants edit

English: emperor
Scots: emperor

References edit

“emperǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-24.

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