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noun
1.
the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire: the emperors of Rome.
2.
Chiefly British. a size of drawing or writing paper, 48 × 72 inches (122 × 183 cm).
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English empero(u)r < Anglo-French; Old French empereor < Latin imperātor orig., one who gives orders, ruler, equivalent to imperā(re) to order, command (im- im-1 + -perāre, combining form of parāre to provide, prepare) + -tor -tor
1175–1225; Middle English empero(u)r < Anglo-French; Old French empereor < Latin imperātor orig., one who gives orders, ruler, equivalent to imperā(re) to order, command (im- im-1 + -perāre, combining form of parāre to provide, prepare) + -tor -tor
Related forms
em·per·or·ship, noun
pre·em·per·or, noun
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