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paɪər; noun
1.
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
2.
a government under an emperor or empress.
3.
( often initial capital letter ) the historical period during which a nation is under such a government: a history of the second French empire.
4.
supreme power in governing; imperial power; sovereignty: Austria's failure of empire in central Europe.
5.
supreme control; absolute sway: passion's empire over the mind.
adjective
8.
( initial capital letter ) characteristic of or developed during the first French Empire, 1804–15.
9.
( usually initial capital letter ) (of women's attire and coiffures) of the style that prevailed during the first French Empire, in clothing being characterized especially by décolletage and a high waistline, coming just below the bust, from which the skirt hangs straight and loose.
10.
( often initial capital letter ) noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France and imitated to a greater or lesser extent in various other countries, c1800–30: characterized by the use of delicate but elaborate ornamentation imitated from Greek and Roman examples or containing classical allusions, as animal forms for the legs of furniture, bas-reliefs of classical figures, motifs of wreaths, torches, caryatids, lyres, and urns and by the occasional use of military and Egyptian motifs and, under the Napoleonic Empire itself, of symbols alluding to Napoleon I, as bees or the letter N.
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empire (ˈɛmpaɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an aggregate of peoples and territories, often of great extent, under the rule of a single person, oligarchy, or sovereign state |
| 2. | any monarchy that for reasons of history, prestige, etc, has an emperor rather than a king as head of state |
| 3. | the period during which a particular empire exists |
| 4. | supreme power; sovereignty |
| 5. | a large industrial organization with many ramifications, esp a multinational corporation |
| Related: imperial | |
| [C13: from Old French, from Latin imperium rule, from imperāre to command, from parāre to prepare] | |
| Empire (ˈɛmpaɪə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See British Empire |
| 2. | French history |
| a. the period of imperial rule in France from 1804 to 1815 under Napoleon Bonaparte | |
| b. Also called: Second Empire the period from 1852 to 1870 when Napoleon III ruled as emperor | |
| —adj | |
| 3. | denoting, characteristic of, or relating to the British Empire |
| 4. | denoting, characteristic of, or relating to either French Empire, esp the first: in particular, denoting the neoclassical style of architecture and furniture and the high-waisted style of women's dresses characteristic of the period |
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Word Origin & History
empire
c.1300, from O.Fr. empire "imperial rule," from L. imperium "rule, command," from imperare "to command," from im- "in" + parare "to order, prepare" (see pare). The Empire, meaning "the British Empire," first recorded 1772 (it officially devolved into "The Commonwealth" in 1931).
Empire style (esp. in ref. to a style of dresses with high waistlines) is 1869, from the Second Empire "rule of Napoleon III of France" (1852-70). New York has been called the Empire State since 1834.
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Slang Dictionary
empire
n. Any of a family of military simulations derived from a game written by Peter Langston many years ago. A number of multi-player variants of varying degrees of sophistication exist, and one single-player version implemented for both Unix and VMS; the latter is even available as MS-DOS freeware. All are notoriously addictive. Of various commercial derivatives the best known is probably "Empire Deluxe" on PCs and Amigas.Modern empire is a real-time wargame played over the internet by up to 120 players. Typical games last from 24 hours (blitz) to a couple of months (long term). The amount of sleep you can get while playing is a function of the rate at which updates occur and the number of co-rulers of your country. Empire server software is available for unix-like machines, and clients for Unix and other platforms. A comprehensive history of the game is available at `http://empire.idlpaper.com/infopages/History.html'. The Empire resource site is at `http://empire.idlpaper.com/'.
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empire definition
gamesAny of a family of military simulations derived from a game written by Peter Langston many years ago. Five or six multi-player variants of varying degrees of sophistication exist, and one single-player version implemented for both Unix and VMS; the latter is even available as MS-DOS freeware. All are notoriously addictive.
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Example sentences
The hearts of the people are the only legitimate foundations of empire.
Its expanded empire stretched from sea to sea, integrated by revolutionary innovations in transportation and communications.
Now, back in her home country, she's using it to help coordinate her growing personal and commercial empire.
Virtual worlds offer millions of online visitors the chance to ride a dragon or build a fake real estate empire.
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