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em⋅per⋅y

  [em-puh-ree]
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–noun, plural -per⋅ies.
absolute dominion; sovereignty.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME emperie < AF < L imperium mastery, sovereignty, empire, equiv. to imper(āre) to rule (see emperor ) + -ium -ium
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em·per·y   (ěm'pə-rē)   
n.   pl. em·per·ies
Absolute dominion or jurisdiction; sovereignty.

[Middle English emperie, from Old French, from Latin imperium; see empire.]
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