em·per·or ( m p r-r)n. 1. The male ruler of an empire. 2. a. The emperor butterfly. b. The emperor moth. [Middle English emperour, from Old French empereor, from Latin imper  tor, from imperre, to command : in-, in; see en-1 + parre, to prepare; see per-1 in Indo-European roots.]em per·or·ship n. |
emperor [ˈɛmpərə]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a monarch who rules or reigns over an empire
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called emperor moth any of several large saturniid moths with eyelike markings on each wing, esp Saturnia pavonia of Europe See also giant peacock moth
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) See purple emperor
[from Old French empereor, from Latin imperātor commander-in-chief, from imperāre to command, from im- + parāre to make ready]
emperorship n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  emperor - the male ruler of an empire empress - a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor Holy Roman Emperor - sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire Kaiser - the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918 mikado, tenno - the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno Emperor of Rome, Roman Emperor - sovereign of the Roman Empire |
| 2. | emperor - red table grape of California vinifera grape - grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe | |
| 3. |  emperor - large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wingssaturniid, saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons genus Saturnia, Saturnia - type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth | |
| 4. |  emperor - large richly colored butterfly brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast Apatura, genus Apatura - large Old World butterflies Apatura iris, purple emperor - large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple |
emperor
Translations
n emperor [ˈempərə]
the head of an empire Charlemagne was emperor of a large part of the world; the Emperor Napoleon. keiser إمْبراطور император císař, -ovna kejser der Kaiser αυτοκράτορας emperador; emperadora keiser امپراتور hallitsija empereur, impératrice קֵיסָר सम्राट् car császár maharaja, kaisar keisari; keisaraynja imperatore, imperatrice 皇帝 황제 imperatorius imperators maharaja keizer keiser, keiserinne cesarz imperador împărat император cisár, -ovná cesar car kejsare จักรพรรดิ์ imparator 皇帝 імператор شہنشاہ hoàng đế 皇帝
emperor → إمبراطور císař kejser Kaiser αυτοκράτορας emperador keisari empereur car imperatore 皇帝 황제 keizer keiser cesarz imperador император kejsare จักรพรรดิ์ imparator hoàng đế 皇帝
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