Empirehood

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being an empire. uncountable

    "Naval power was the foundation of British and Dutch empirehood."

Example

More examples

"Naval power was the foundation of British and Dutch empirehood."

Etymology

From empire + -hood.

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