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empery
em·per·y
/
ˈɛm
pə
ri
/
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[
em
-p
uh
-ree
]
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noun,
plural
em·per·ies.
absolute dominion; sovereignty.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
emperie
<
Anglo-French
<
Latin
imperium
mastery, sovereignty, empire, equivalent to
imper
(
āre
) to rule (see
emperor
) +
-ium
-ium
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empery
(ˈɛmpərɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-peries
archaic
dominion or power; empire
[C13 (in the sense: the status of an emperor): from Anglo-French
emperie,
from Latin
imperium
power; see
empire
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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