empery
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Empery — Em per*y, n. [L. imperium, influenced by OF. emperie, empire. See {Empire}.] Empire; sovereignty; dominion. [Archaic] Shak. [1913 Webster] Struggling for my woman s empery. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empery — index dominion (supreme authority) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
empery — [em′pər ē] n. pl. emperies [ME & OFr emperie < L imperium < imperare: see EMPEROR] Old Poet. 1. the sovereignty of an emperor; empire 2. broad dominion or authority … English World dictionary
empery — noun (plural emperies) Etymology: Middle English emperie, from Anglo French more at empire Date: 1533 wide dominion ; empire … New Collegiate Dictionary
empery — noun /ˈɛmpərɪ/ Absolute power or authority. My Myne of precious stones: My Emperie, / How blest am I in this discovering thee! … Wiktionary
empery — sb. == empire. RG. 85 … Oldest English Words
empery — em·pery … English syllables
empery — em•per•y [[t]ˈɛm pə ri[/t]] n. pl. per•ies absolute dominion; sovereignty • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME emperie < AF < L imperium mastery, sovereignty, empire =imper(āre) to rule (see emperor) + ium ium I … From formal English to slang
empery — /ˈɛmpəri/ (say empuhree) noun (plural emperies) Poetic 1. absolute dominion; empire. 2. the territory of an emperor. {Middle English emperie, from Old French, from emperer to rule, from Latin imperāre} …
empery — ˈemp(ə)rē, ri noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English emperie, from Old French, from emperer to command, from Latin imperare 1. a. obsolete : the position or the dominion of an emperor … Useful english dictionary
