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Vocabulary trainer| English Dictionary: 'Emperor | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Emperor \Em"per*or\, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order. See {Parade}, and cf. {Imperative}, {Empress}.] The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia. {Emperor goose} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome goose ({Philacte canagica}), found in Alaska. {Emperor moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth ({Platysamia cecropia}), and the European species ({Saturnia pavonia}). {Emperor paper}. See under {Paper}. {Purple emperor} (Zo[94]l.), a large, strong British butterfly ({Apatura iris}). | |
