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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EM'PEROR, n. [L. imperator, from impero, to command.]
Literally, the commander of an army. In modern times, the sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; a title of dignity superior to that of king; as the emperor of Germany or of Russia.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the male ruler of an empire
2: red table grape of California
3: large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings [syn: emperor, emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia]
4: large richly colored butterfly [syn: emperor butterfly, emperor]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French emperur, from Latin imperator, literally, commander, from imperare to command, from in- + parare to prepare, order — more at pare Date: 13th century the sovereign or supreme male monarch of an empire • emperorship noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the sovereign of an empire. 2 a sovereign of higher rank than a king. Phrases and idioms: emperor moth a large moth, Saturnia pavonia, of the silk-moth family, with eye-spots on all four wings. emperor penguin the largest known penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, of the Antarctic. Derivatives: emperorship n. Etymology: ME f. OF emperere, empereor f. L imperator -oris f. imperare command

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Emperor Em"per*or, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative, Empress.] 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. Emperor goose (Zo["o]l.), a large and handsome goose (Philacte canagica), found in Alaska. Emperor moth (Zo["o]l.), one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and the European species (Saturnia pavonia). Emperor paper. See under Paper. Purple emperor (Zo["o]l.), a large, strong British butterfly (Apatura iris).

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(emperors) An emperor is a man who rules an empire or is the head of state in an empire. N-COUNT; N-TITLE

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

emp'-er-er ho sebastos; Latin augustus:

The title of the Roman emperors; (Ac 25:21,25).

See AUGUSTUS; CAESAR.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Drunk as an emperor, i.e. ten times as drunk as a lord.

Moby Thesaurus

anointed king, chief, chieftain, crowned head, dynast, grand duke, high chief, imperator, king, king-emperor, kinglet, lord paramount, majesty, monarch, overlord, paramount, petty king, potentate, prince, prince consort, royal, royal personage, royalty, ruler, sovereign, suzerain, tetrarch