emperor
/ˈemp(ə)ɹə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.25 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
noun
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
noun
Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
noun
noun
Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Charaxinae.
noun
Any of various large dragonflies of the cosmopolitan genus Anax.
Example Sentences
- "In imperial China, it was often a responsibility of the emperor to evaluate his predecessor after the latter's death."
- "They asked Julius Caesar, the valiant Roman emperor, what was the best death. He answered, that which is unexpected, which comes suddenly and unforeseen"
- "In 690 Wu usurped the throne and became Emperor herself, which proved a unique event in the history of China."
- "After his death in 683 she ruled for seven years as regent and then, deposing her son, became emperor herself, the only woman in Chinese history to hold the title."
- "Empress, imperial regent, and even emperor herself (r. 797–802), Irene was an important and powerful figure at the Byzantine court in the late eighth and early ninth century."
- "Originally the wife of the emperor, she engineered the imperial succession so that she could serve first as regent to a boy emperor and then as emperor herself."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈemp(ə)ɹə/
- British English: /ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Australian emperor
emperor butterfly
emperor cichlid (Aulonocara nyassae
emperor fairywren
emperor goose
emperor moth
emperor paper
emperor penguin