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  1. www.etymonline.com › word › emperoremperor | Etymology of emperor by etymonline

    May 22, 2021 · early 13c., from Old French empereor "emperor, leader, ruler" (11c.; accusative; nominative emperere; Modern French empereur), from Latin imperatorem (nominative imperator) "commander, emperor," from past participle stem of imperare "to command" (see empire).

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      emperor 뜻: 황제; 13세기 초, 옛 프랑스어 "empereor" (11세기; 대격식; 주격형...

    • Empress

      early 13c., from Old French empereor "emperor, leader,...

    • Empathise

      word-forming element used to make verbs, Middle English...

    • Emphysema

      "distention with air or other gasses," from Modern Latin,...

    • Empathic

      empathic. (adj.). 1909 [Titchener], from empathy +...

    • Kaiser

      kaiser. (n.). 1858 in reference to the emperors of Austria...

    • Imperialist

      imperialist. (n.). c. 1600, "an adherent of an emperor or...

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EmperorEmperor - Wikipedia

    Basileus, a title which had long been used for Alexander the Great was already in common usage as the Greek word for the Roman emperor, but its definition and sense was "King" in Greek, essentially equivalent with the Latin Rex.

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  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › emperor_nemperor, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun emperor is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for emperor is from around 1225, in Ancrene Riwle.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › emperorEmperor Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The words emperor, caesar, czar, and Kaiser all go back to one source: the title of the first Roman emperor, Imperator Caesar Augustus. Augustus was the adopted son of the Roman general and ruler Julius Caesar and he took the name Caesar as part of his official name.

  6. www.britannica.com › topic › emperor-titleEmperor | Definition, Examples, & History | Britannica

    emperor, title designating the sovereign of an empire, conferred originally on rulers of the ancient Roman Empire and on various later European rulers, though the term is also applied descriptively to some non-European monarchs.

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  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › emperoremperor - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Nov 4, 2024 · emperor (plural emperors) Emperor Norton I, self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States of America and Protector of The United Mexican States. 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.

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  9. latin.stackexchange.com › questions › 6137What is the meaning and history of the word Imperator?

    Mar 17, 2018 · As most people with historical interests know, the English word "emperor" is derived from Old French empereor which is derived from Latin imperator. IMHO it seems more correct to refer to a Roman Emperor by the full phrase imperator caesar augustus than as a plain imperator.