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Emperor

//ˈɛmpəɹə// noun

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Noun

1
The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
"In imperial China, it was often a responsibility of the emperor to evaluate his predecessor after the latter's death."
2
The title of an emperor.
"As military attaché to the British Embassy in Berlin he enjoyed the esteem of Emperors William and Frederick."
3
large richly colored butterfly wordnet
4
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
"In 690 Wu usurped the throne and became Emperor herself, which proved a unique event in the history of China."
5
Alternative form of emperor (emperor penguin). alt-of, alternative
"Certainly LH levels rise in female Emperors during the brooding (guard) phase of chick rearing and decrease significantly in females that have lost their chicks, suggesting that there is a link between brooding behaviour and elevated LH levels."

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6
large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings wordnet
7
Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
"The Investiture Controversy was a conflict between the Emperor and the Pope."
8
red table grape of California wordnet
9
The fourth trump or major arcana card of the tarot deck.
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the male ruler of an empire wordnet
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A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
"But marbles are not only used to play games: they are also traded. In this market, the value of the different kinds of marbles (oilies, emperors, etc.) is determined by local supply and demand and not by the price of the marbles […]"
12
Any fish of the family Lethrinidae.
13
Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Charaxinae.
14
Any of various large dragonflies of the cosmopolitan genus Anax.
15
An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).
"We do not know if the emperors are monogamous. I know some of the penguins species mate for life."

Etymology

From Middle English emperour, from Anglo-Norman emperour, from Latin imperātorem, derived from imperō (“to command”). Doublet of imperator. Displaced earlier Old English casere, from Latin Caesar.

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